75265 - Pharmacology

Learning outcomes

The course provides knowledge of the basic principles of pharmacology, with special attention to drugs of CNS, inflammation, pain, musculo-skeletal system

Course contents

Pharmacokinetics:   absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of drugs

Main pharmacokinetic parameters: bioavailability, volume of distribution, AUC, Cmax, Tmax, clearance)

Pharmacodynamics:  mechanisms of drug action, agonists, antagonists, relation between drug concentration and effect

Drug-drug interactions

Drug toxicityi: classification of adverse drug reactions and principles of post-marketing drug surveillance

General principles of drug use in pregnancy, paediatrics, geriatrics

Drugs acting on the central nervous system

Basics of hypnotics and sedatives, antipsychotics, antidepressants and antiepileptics

Opioid analgesics, Local anesthetics, Drugs for spasticity

Cardiovascular agents

Diuretics; Antihypertensive agents; Anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs

Drug treatment of Asthma e COPD

Drug therapy of inflammation

Non steroidal antiiflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and paracetamol; Antiinflammatory corticosteroids

General principles of pain therapy

Antimicrobial chemotherapy

General principles of antimicrobial chemotherapy; Antimicrobial agents: antibacterial and antifungal agents 

Illegal use of drugs in sports and exercise

Readings/Bibliography

Panus P.C., Katzung B., Jobst E.E., Tinsley S.L., Masters S.B., Trevor A.J. FARMACOLOGIA IN RIABILITAZIONE (Ediz. Italiana) Edi.Ermes, Milano, 2014
Waller D.G., Renwick A.G., Hillier K. FARMACOLOGIA MEDICA ED ELEMENTI DI TERAPIA. (Ediz. Italiana) Elsevier, Milano,   2011.

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

Questionnaire consisting of 60 multiple choice questions

Teaching tools

Teaching material (access restricted to UNIBO student) can be downloaded at: campus.unibo.it

Office hours

See the website of Domenico Motola