- Docente: Monia Donati
- Credits: 1
- SSD: BIO/14
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Neurophysiopathology techniques (cod. 8482)
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from Mar 17, 2025 to Apr 07, 2025
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students have the general concepts of pharmacology and appropriate terminology regarding drug therapy. They also know the characteristics (mechanism of action, indications and side effects) of some classes of drugs acting on the nervous and muscular systems
Course contents
Definition of drug; development and marketing authorization process. Sources of drug information.
Pharmacokinetics: routes of drug administration; absorption; distribution; drug metabolism; excretion.
Pharmacodynamics: agonist and antagonists; dose-response curves; therapeutic index; clinically-relevant drug interactions.
Drug toxicity and Basic concepts of Pharmacovigilance.
Anticonvulsant agents.
Drugs for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
Benzodiazepines.
Drug therapy of inflammation and pain control.
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, Conforti, Cuzzolin, Leone, Mattioli, Moretti, Pignataro, Vanzetta. Ed. Idelson-Gnocchi, 2021.
Teaching methods
Interactive lectures
Assessment methods
Written examination
Teaching tools
Teaching material can be downloaded from the institutional repository (access restricted to UNIBO students).
Office hours
See the website of Monia Donati