AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to provide the students with knowledge about the main classes of drugs active on the central nervous system. The course will be focused to study the main pharmacological strategies used to modulate the neurochemical and behavioral responses to affect the pathogenetic mechanisms of the main CNS diseases.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The student will be able to understand the mechanisms of action through which drugs affect synaptic transmission and the role of receptor modulation in such as effect. Morever, the student will be aware of the current cellular and molecular alterations responsible of principal CNS diseases and how the drugs can interfere with thes epathogenetic mechanisms.

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching will be performed by frontal lessonsin English

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1) Mechanism of pain trasmission to the CNS, antalgic drugs (opioids, adjuvant drugs)

2) Anti-parkinson drugs

3) Cannabinoids

4) antiepileptic drugs

5) ansiolitic and ipnotic drugs

6) antipsychotic drugs

7) antidepressant

8) drugs used in dementia

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

F. Clementi, G. Fumagalli. Farmacologia generale e molecolare. (Quarta Edizione) UTET.

The slides used during the frontal lessons will be available to the students via Aulaweb.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam will be performed as an interview in English

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The students' acquisition of the Neuropharmacology notions will be evaluated through an interview in English. The student will have to demonstrate the knowledge of the molecular bases of the CNS diseases and how the drugs intefere with.