PHARMACOLOGY - CO

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in Nursing
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2020/2021
Year: 
2
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2021/2022
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Seat of the course: 
Como - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Credits: 
2
Period: 
First Semester
Ore minime di frequenza: 
23
Standard lectures hours: 
30
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (30 hours)
Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY course is structured in 15 lessons for a total of 30 hours concerning the mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic indications, adverse effects and interactions of the following classes of drugs:
-Anti-inflammatory drugs;
- Drugs active in the central nervous system;
-Pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system;
-Pharmacology of the cardiovascular system;
-Antitumor Chemotherapy;
-Drugs that act on the blood;
-Antibiotic and antiviral chemotherapy;
- Drugs active on the gastrointestinal system.

General and Clinical Pharmacology. Katzung B.G. XIV Ed McGraw Hill Higher Education
Pharmacology. Rang, Dale, Ritter, Flower, Henderson. Elsevier Ed.
Presentations projected in class: downloadable from e-learning
Reported articles: downloadable from e-learning

Frontal lessons.
Classroom activities include the projection of ppt files set with images and schemes. During the lesson, examples of drug administration in clinical settings and current events regarding the various topics will be presented and students will be invited to interact with questions and curiosities.

The teacher receives the students for further information and explanations by appointment on request at the email address cristina.giaroni@uninsubria.it