- Docente: Roberto Rimondini Giorgini
- Credits: 1
- SSD: BIO/14
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques (cod. 9079)
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes will be: a) basic knowledge about drug metabolism (administration, clearance, therapeutics, adverse effects)
Course contents
Basic principle of pharmacology (nomenclature, Biopharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics, Absorption and distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, Pharmacodynamics, Mechanisms of action, Dose response and half-life)
Administration of pharmacological agents (Routes of administration)
Neuropharmacology (antiparkinsonian, antiepileptic, mood disorders, antipsychotic, anxiolytic, )
General and local anaesthetic
Analgesic (opiods, corticosteroids, NSAIDs)
Respiratory and gastrointestinal pharmacology (asthma and allegy medications, gastrointestinal medications)
Pharmacology of contrast media (gastrointestinal exams, intravascular exams, magnetic resonance exams)
Medications errors and safety
Adverse reactions and events
Readings/Bibliography
Michelle A. Clark, Richard Finkel, Jose A. Rey, Karen Whalen “Pharmacology” Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Teaching methods
Plenary lessons
Assessment methods
The level of learning will be verified at the end of the course through a written exam. The exam will be organized in multiple choice questions aimed at verifying the student's knowledge of the scheduled topics of all the modules belonging to the Integrated Course.
Office hours
See the website of Roberto Rimondini Giorgini