SCV0721 - PHARMACOLOGY AND CHEMOTHERAPY

The main goal of the course is to provide students with an updated knowledge of the major classes of drugs in current clinical use and their respective mechanisms of action, at a molecular, cellular and systemic level. The course is fundamental to build the backbone of students’ pharmacological advanced cultural skills necessary for all the professional profiles working in the biomedical field
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
a) describe how drug modulation of the autonomic nervous system may impact the function of the major organ systems (cardiovascular system and kidney, respiratory and gastro-intestinal apparatuses)
b) explain how drugs may control the activity of inflammatory and immune mediators
c) describe the molecular mechanisms of drugs acting on the most prevalent diseases affecting the metabolism of sugars and lipids
d) discuss the principles of antibacterial, antiviral and anticancer chemotherapy, and enlist the major classes of chemotherapeutic drugs