Ateneo - UPO

The first part of the course deals with general PHARMACOLOGY topics such as pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics (mechanism of action of drugs and their fate in the body with reference to their quantitative parameters) the sources of variability in individual drug response and the side effects of drugs and their interactions, which are important for occupational education.
The second series of lessons is related to the description of PHARMACOTHERAPY, that is the treatment of diseases and diagnostic-therapeutic paths through the administration of drugs with attention to patient populations (children, the elderly, patients with mental disabilities and patients with chronic diseases).

Handsout distributed in the classroom; scientific literature;
Goodman & Gilman. Le basi farmacologiche della terapia Laurence L. et al. XIII Edizione (2019). Zanichelli. Farmacologia generale e clinica Bertram G. Katzung, et.al. XI Edizione (2021). Piccin Nuova Libraria. Farmacologia generale e molecolare. Clementi F, et al. I Edizione (1997). UTET. Farmacologia medica in uno sguardo. Michael J. Neal VII Edizione (2015). Raffaello Cortina Editore. Psicofarmacoterapia clinica Raja M, et al I Edizione (2021). Minerva Medica. Neuropsicofarmacologia. Govoni S. et al. I Edizione (1998) UTET Farmacologia generale e speciale per le lauree sanitarie Di Giulio A.M. II Edizione (2018). Piccin

The course of Pharmacology aims to provide students with the basic knowledge and problems of pharmacological treatment in the main human diseases through theoretical notions and examples of therapeutic activity, kinetics, side effects and toxic effects of certain categories of drugs relevant in clinical practice and applicable to populations of patients with whom the professional educator is involved.

Basic knowledge of general and inorganic chemistry. In-depth knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.

Frontal lectures. Clinical case presentations. Transversal insights.

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Principles of Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, administration, variability in individual response to the drug, adverse reactions to drugs, interactions between drugs, drugs and natural products, drugs and foods.
Drugs for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological diseases: drugs for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, hypnotic sedatives, anxiolytics, antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers.
Treatment of pain: FANS, opioid analgesics, neuropathic pain. General principles of drug addiction.
Therapy of metabolic/endocrine and autoimmune diseases: diabetes, dyslipidemia, osteoporosis, asthma and more.
The elderly in therapy: anticoagulant drugs, platelet, fibrinolytic, antihypertensive and cardiovascular.
Principles of oncological and antimicrobial therapy, toxicity and drug interactions.

Knowledge and understanding of the main groups of drugs, as well as the relationship between desired and unwanted effects. Critical ability to address the topics transversally and to place knowledge in the context in which the professional educator operates, and the ability to understand the correct therapeutic use of the main active ingredients.