OVERVIEW

This integrated course is part of the curriculum of the 3rd year of the Master's Degree in Pharmacy and includes the module of General Pharmacology and the module of Toxicology.

For all information regarding learning outcomes, syllabus/content, teaching methods, recommended reading/bibliography, please refer to the corresponding link of each module.

AIMS AND CONTENT

PREREQUISITES

Students should have a solid background in mathematics, physics, chemistry (inorganic and organic), anatomy, animal biology, physiology and biochemistry.

TEACHING METHODS

Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department ( Prof. Luca Raiteri, Luca.Raiteri@unige.it ) before class begins, in order to liaise and arrange the specific learning methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes. VERY IMPORTANT: any request for compensatory tools and adaptations in the exam MUST be done within 10 working days before the date of the exam according to the instructions that can be found at https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa/comunicazioni

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARCO MILANESE (President)

TIZIANA BONIFACINO

LUCA RAITERI (President Substitute)

CHIARA CERVETTO (Substitute)

ERNESTO FEDELE (Substitute)

MASSIMO GRILLI (Substitute)

GUENDALINA OLIVERO (Substitute)

ANNA MARIA PITTALUGA (Substitute)

CAROLA TORAZZA (Substitute)

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The integrated course of General Pharmacology and Toxicology involves a single oral exam of a total duration of approximately 40-50 min.

In specific cases  that do not allow exams in presence for a relevant period of time (e.g. Covid-19 pandemic), exams will take place electronically using the Microsoft Teams platform. The teachers will promptly inform students of any changes by AulaWeb and the DIFAR website.

In order to take the exam, students must have passed the exam of the following disciplines: Mathematics, Physics, General and Inorganic Chemistry, Anatomy, Vegetal and Animal Biology, General Physiology, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Applied Biochemistry.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The assessment of learning outcomes will be carried out during the examination through the evaluation of the student's competence on the different topics of the course program, the use of appropriate scientific terminology and capabilities of scientific reasoning.

Exam schedule