High Social Cost Pathologies Pharmacotherapy
Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: Agata Graziella COPANIExpected Learning Outcomes
Knowledge of molecular mechanisms, pharmacokinetic profiles, therapeutic uses and side effects of drugs for high-cost diseases.
Course Structure
Lectures according to the didactic calendar
Required Prerequisites
Biochemistry
Physiology
Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy
Attendance of Lessons
Recommended
Detailed Course Content
Pharmacotherapy of the following diseases:
Anxiety disorders, Depression and mania,
Psychosis,Stroke,
Epilepsy,
Migraine,
Multiple sclerosis,
Pain,
Diabetes,
Dyslipidemia,
Alzheimer's disease.
Textbook Information
3) Goodman & Gilman's - The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmacotherapy of anxiety disorders | 3 |
| 2 | Pharmacotherapy of depression and mania | 3 |
| 3 | Pharmacotherapy of psychosis | 3 |
| 4 | Pharmacotherapy of stroke | 3 |
| 5 | Pharmacotherapy of migraine | 3 |
| 6 | Pharmacotherapy of epilepsy | 3 |
| 7 | Pharmacotherapy of pain | 3 |
| 8 | Pharmacotherapy of diabetes | 3 |
| 9 | Pharmacotherapy of dyslipidemia | 3 |
| 10 | Pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer's disease | 3 |
| 11 | Pharmacotherapy of multiple sclerosis | 3 |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The correct understanding of the topics is verified during the oral exam.
The ability to apply the knowledge acquired during the course through reasoning and synthesis is highly rated.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
Self-evaluation tests at the end of the appropriate chapters of the textbooks