00351 - Pharmacology

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students have the general concepts of pharmacology and appropriate terminology regarding drug therapy. They also know the characteristics (mechanism of action, indications and side effects) of some classes of  drugs acting on the nervous and muscular systems

Course contents

Definition of drug; development and marketing authorization process. Sources of drug information.

Pharmacokinetics: routes of drug administration; absorption; distribution; drug metabolism; excretion.

Pharmacodynamics: agonist and antagonists; dose-response curves; therapeutic index; clinically-relevant drug interactions.

Drug toxicity and Basic concepts of Pharmacovigilance.

Anticonvulsant agents.

Benzodiazepines.

Drugs acting on the musculoskeletal system

Drug therapy of inflammation and pain control.

Readings/Bibliography

Specific textbooks are not necessary.

The teaching material provided on the institutional platform (iol.unibo.it, access restricted to UNIBO students) and the notes taken during the lessons are essential for the preparation of the final exam.

As a reference, the student can deepen the topics on the following texts:

Le basi della farmacologia. Karen Whalen. Ed. Zanichelli 2020.

Farmacologia per le lauree triennali e magistrali. Taglialatela, Conforti, Cuzzolin, Leone, Mattioli, Moretti, Pignataro, Vanzetta. Ed. Idelson-Gnocchi, 2021.

Teaching methods

Interactive lectures

Assessment methods

The final test consists in the discussion of the summary of the product characteristics (SPC) of a medicinal product selected among those of interest and illustrated during the lectures.

On the basis of clarity and completeness of the discussion, a partial score is assigned. This score will contribute to the final score in proportion to the credits.

Teaching tools

Teaching material can be downloaded from the institutional repository (access restricted to UNIBO students).

Office hours

See the website of Monia Donati