00351 - Pharmacology

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student possesses the general concepts of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. They also know the characteristics of some classes of drugs relevant to the specific professional field, such as opioids, anxiolytics and hypnotics, antipsychotics, antidepressants and antiepileptics, narcotic analgesics, and NSAIDs with indications in specific clinical cases.

Course contents

1. Introduction to Pharmacology.

2. Pharmacokinetics: routes of drug administration, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs. Control of plasma drug concentration.

3. Pharmacodynamics: drug-receptor interactions and drug responses. Concepts of efficacy, potency, therapeutic index, and safety margin of drugs. Factors influencing drug response. Individual variability in drug response: pharmacogenetics.

4. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

5. Opioid analgesic drugs.

6. Drugs for the treatment of major neurological and psychiatric disorders: anxiolytics, hypnotics, antipsychotics, antidepressants, and antiepileptics.

7. Drug development: from molecule discovery to daily clinical use.

8. Adverse drug reactions and pharmacovigilance.

Readings/Bibliography

The teaching materials provided on the iol.unibo.it platform and the notes taken during lectures are essential for exam preparation.

For consultation:

1) Di Giulio-Gorio-Carelli-Cella-Scaglione

FARMACOLOGIA GENERALE E SPECIALE PER LE LAUREE SANITARIE, Piccin

2) Furlanut

FARMACOLOGIA GENERALE E CLINICA PER LE LAUREE SANITARIE, Piccin

Teaching methods

Lectures.

Attendance at lectures plays an important role in the learning process because the lecture guides the critical reading of the available teaching materials.

Assessment methods

The assessment of acquired knowledge will be conducted orally, starting with the formulation of at least 2 questions.

Teaching tools

Video projector and computer.

Office hours

See the website of Massimiliano Broccoli