Clinical Pharmacology and Psychopharmacology in Complex Patients

A.Y. 2024/2025
6
Max ECTS
42
Overall hours
SSD
BIO/14 MED/25
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
Undefined
Expected learning outcomes
Undefined
Single course

This course can be attended as a single course.

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Course syllabus
Introduction to clinical pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
Mechanisms of drug action
Factors influencing drug response
Introduction to psychopharmacology
Classification of psychotropic drugs
Antidepressants, anxiolytics, and antipsychotics
Drugs for bipolar disorder and other neuropsychiatric conditions
Definition of a complex patient
Integrated approach to comorbidity management
Pharmacotherapy in chronic diseases: oncological, cardiovascular, metabolic, neurodegenerative, and aging-related
Monitoring and adjusting pharmacological therapy
Types of drug interactions
Effects of drug interactions in patients undergoing polytherapy
Strategies to prevent and manage drug interactions
Drug approval process
Phases of drug research and development
Elements of pharmacovigilance
Managing adverse effects and reporting
Pharmacological treatment of main psychiatric disorders
Prerequisites for admission
Knowledge of human physiology and pathophysiology. Biochemistry and molecular biology. Fundamentals of clinical medicine. Basics of neuroscience.
Teaching methods
Lectures, Clinical case analysis, Use of telematic supports
Teaching Resources
Brunton, L. L., Hilal-Dandan, R., & Knollmann, B. C. (Eds.). (2017). Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (13th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
Assessment methods and Criteria
written test
BIO/14 - PHARMACOLOGY
MED/25 - PSYCHIATRY
Lessons: 42 hours
Shifts:
Professor(s)
Reception:
by appointment (phone, e-mail)