The course is part of the specific objectives of the study program aimed at training a professional figure able to: know and understand the concepts of general pharmacology and the main classes of drugs (mechanism of action, therapeutic indications, side-effects). In particular, the Pharmacology course aims to allow the student to develop: i) the principles of pharmacokinetics (the path of the drug within the human organism, assessed in its qualitative / quantitative aspects) and of the pharmacodynamics (drug / target interactions and analysis of the dose-response relationship); ii) adequate knowledge on the pharmacological basis of therapy, with particular attention to oxytocic drugs and abortion inducers; tocolytic drugs; uterotonic drugs; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs); pro-coagulant and anti-coagulant drugs; some basic concepts of antibiotic therapy EXPECTED LEARNING RESULTS At the end of the course the student, as far as he is competent, will be able to: i) know the pharmacological basis of the therapy; ii) to know the collateral and toxic effects of drugs and the potential interactions between them. The course will help to provide the tools that will enable the student to enhance his ability to relate in team with other professional figures (doctors, nurses, etc.) involved in patient care. The student will also be able to provide explanations to the patient and/or his family about the benefits and risks of drug therapy.
Course Prerequisites
As expected from academic regulations
Teaching Methods
The course includes lectures and interactive lessons. The course aims to provide the theoretical basis necessary for a reasoned understanding of what the drug produces once it has been introduced into the human organism (pharmacodynamics) taking into account how it is distributed and modified in the organism itself (pharmacokinetics). At the same time, special care will be taken in linking theoretical knowledge with the evidence emerging from the use of drugs as tools of therapeutic armamentarium. In itinere will be proposed exercises (multiple choice tests) to verify the level of personal learning.
Assessment Methods
The learning will be evaluated through a final oral assessment,The examination procedure and its evaluation are indicated by the teacher at the beginning of the lessons.
Texts
Farmacologia. Principi di base e applicazioni terapeutiche” E. Rossi, V. Cuomo, C. Riccardi. 2° Edizione Minerva Medica. Farmacologia generale e molecolare. F. Clementi e G. Fumagalli. Editore:UTET. Panus PC, Katzung B, Jobst EE, Tinsley SL, Masters SB, Trevor AJ. Farmacologia in riabilitazione. Edi-ermes
Contents
The course includes two sections: 1) General pharmacology: this section describes the principles that underlie the human-drug interactions and that in turn are divided into two chapters, the one related to Pharmacokinetics (the effects that the body has on drugs) and the one on Pharmacodynamics (the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie the therapeutic, unwanted and toxic effects of drugs). 2) Special Pharmacology: this section describes the characteristics of the single classes of drugs (in particular those of the most common use in obstetric environment)
Course Language
Italian
More information
She receives the students on Wednesday from h 3pm to h 6pm, after taking appointment to via email: ppatrignani@unich.it
