- Docente: Annalisa Zaccaroni
- Credits: 3
- SSD: VET/07
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Annalisa Zaccaroni (Modulo 1) Annalisa Zaccaroni (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Cesena
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Aquaculture and Fish Production Hygiene (cod. 8834)
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from Feb 18, 2025 to Mar 04, 2025
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from Mar 07, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will acquire the main knowledge of drugs and their correct use, as well as their monitoring in animal products.
Course contents
Generalities of pharmacology and toxicology. Nomenclature of drugs. Chemical name, common name and trade name.
Passage of drugs through membranes.
Drugs with systemic action, pH and renal absorption and/or elimination. Pharmaceutical forms.
Biotransformation of drugs. Main pharmacokinetic parameters and their significance. Bioavailability. Plasma half-life.
Correlation between pharmacokinetic parameters and different routes of administration or different formulations.
Good use of the drug in aquaculture. Main drugs used in aquaculture.
Relationship between pharmacokinetics and the presence of residues in food of animal origin. Problems related to the presence of drug residues in food of animal origin intended for human consumption.
Residue legislation. Reg. 470/2009 and 2377/90. Relationship between ADI and MRLs. Tables Reg. 37/2010.
Withdrawal time. Experimental protocol for evaluation of withdrawal time.
EMA site for the veterinary area.
National Residue Testing Plan (NRP 2021).
Readings/Bibliography
1) Appunti del corso.
Per approfondimenti è possibile consultare i seguenti testi:
2) Belloli C., Carli S., Ormas P. Farmacologia Veterinaria, Idelson-Gnocchi, Napoli, II edizione 2021.
3) Nebbia C., Residui di farmaci e contaminanti ambientali nelle produzioni animali, EdiSES, Napoli, 2009
Teaching methods
A classical teaching method of the lectures is used. However, during the lessons the participation of the students who can ask for clarification or deepening of the subject matter will be encouraged. We will try to keep the students' attention by asking them questions related to the topic under discussion. Furthermore, the discussion on the problems related to the main therapeutic compounds used in aquaculture and to the Community legislation on residues of drugs in edible tissues of aquatic organisms will be encouraged. Practical exercises and quizzes using IOL or Kahoot, will be proposed to improve understanding.
Assessment methods
The Veterinary Pharmacology course is a module of the integrated course of APPLIED VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY. The exam consists of an oral test and will be performed concurrently with the Veterinary Toxicology exam. The oral exam aims to verify the acquisition of knowledge provided by the course. The exam consists of at least two questions for each module paying attention to favor correlations between the topics covered in the two different modules so as to verify also the student's reasoning ability. The final grade is the arithmetic mean of the marks obtained in the two didactic modules and is expressed in thirtieths.
Teaching tools
Video player to show power point slides.
There will be a large use of immages and video. Students with specific need, which might require different supports or material, are invited to contact directly the Professor in order to prepare specific material.
Office hours
See the website of Annalisa Zaccaroni