Unit PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACOTHERAPY II
- Course
- Industrial pharmacy
- Study-unit Code
- A000527
- Location
- PERUGIA
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Ciriana Orabona
- Teachers
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- Ciriana Orabona
- Hours
- 80 ore - Ciriana Orabona
- CFU
- 10
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2024
- Offered
- 2024/25
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline biologiche e farmacologiche
- Academic discipline
- BIO/14
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- General principles of pharmacotherapy. Systematic pharmacology: the different families of drugs according to the therapeutic classification
- Reference texts
- • Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Whalen K. Pharmacology, Seventh Edition.
• Goodman & Gilman's. The pharmacological basis of therapy. - Educational objectives
- Knowledge of drug therapy. Knowledge of pharmacological profile of the different therapeutic families, including main effects, side and secondary effects.
- Prerequisites
- Having passed the exam of General Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacotherapy I (for CTF students) or General Pharmacology (for Biotechnology students)
- Teaching methods
- Face-to-face teaching and summary video-tutorials.
- Other information
- For info about support services for the students with disability and/or DSA, please see the web page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
- Learning verification modality
- The exam of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy II includes a single oral exam consisting of a discussion lasting about 20 minutes that aims at ascertaining the level of knowledge and understanding achieved by the students on the theoretical and methodological implications listed in the program. The oral test will also verify the acquisition by the student of an appropriate language and communication skills and the self-organization of the exposure to the topics.
- Extended program
- General principles of pharmacotherapy. Antinflammatory therapy: NSAIDs. FAS. Drugs for disorders of the respiratory system. Rheumatoid arthritis therapy. Gastrointestinal and anti-emetic drugs. Peptic ulcer therapy. General information on the Autonomic Nervous System. Cholinergic agonists and antagonists; adrenergic agonists and antagonists. Pharmacology of the cardiovascular system. Treatment of congestive heart failure and angina pectoris. Anti-hypertensive drugs. Diuretics. Anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs. Drugs for hyperlipidemia. Pain pharmacology and main classes of analgesic drugs. General information on the neurotransmission of the central nervous system. Pharmacotherapy of affective disorders (depression and anxiety). Schizophrenia therapy. Pharmacological therapy of Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s disease. Drugs for epilepsy. Drugs affecting the endocrine system. Androgens and Progestogens.
- Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
- Goal 3: Good health and well-being.