FARMACOTERAPIA DI PATOLOGIE AD ALTO COSTO SOCIALE
Academic Year 2025/2026 - 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
Skills in Biochemistry, Physiology, Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
Pharmacotherapy of the following diseases:
1. Anxiety disorders
2. Depression and mania
3. Psychosis
4. Stroke
5. Epilepsy
6. Migraine
7. Multiple sclerosis
8. Pain
9. Diabetes
10. Dyslipidemia
11. 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: small molecules and mAbs. | 3 |
| 6 | Pharmacotherapy of epilepsy | 3 |
| 7 | Pharmacotherapy of multiple sclerosis: small molecules and mAbs. | 3 |
| 8 | Pharmacotherapy of pain | 3 |
| 9 | Pharmacotherapy of diabetes and metabolic obesity. | 3 |
| 10 | Pharmacotherapy of dyslipidemia: small molecules and mAbs. | 3 |
| 11 | Pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer's disease: small molecules and mAbs. | 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