- Docente: Monia Donati
- Credits: 1
- SSD: BIO/14
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Dental Hygiene (cod. 8481)
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from Nov 06, 2025 to Nov 27, 2025
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students have acquired the knowledge necessary to understand the role of drugs in preventing, curing, or limiting various pathological conditions. Specifically, students have the general concepts of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and selective antimicrobial therapy.
Course contents
General concepts of clinically-relevant drug interactions and Pharmacovigilance.
Neuropsychopharmacology: Benzodiazepines and Antidepressants
Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant drugs
Antimicrobial drugs
Proton pump inhibitors
Analgesics, Anti-inflammatory drugs and Bisphosphonates
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 et al. Idelson Gnocchi Ed. 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 (access restricted to UNIBO student) can be downloaded at https://iol.unibo.it
Office hours
See the website of Monia Donati