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CODE 113849
ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/2027
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/14
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 1° Semester
MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di:
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

AIMS AND CONTENT

TEACHING METHODS

The course consists of lectures delivered by the teacher with the aid of slides. All material used in class will be available on Aulaweb on the University website.

Students with a certified learning disability, disability or other special educational needs are invited to contact the lecturer at the start of the course to agree on teaching methods which, whilst respecting the course objectives, take into account individual learning styles and provide appropriate compensatory tools.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

General Pharmacology

Introduction to Pharmacology: definition of a drug, aims of drug therapy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, side effects and adverse reactions.

Special pharmacology

  • Drugs acting on the nervous system, in particular: anticonvulsants, benzodiazepines and sedatives
  • Drugs acting on the muscular system
  • Drugs acting on inflammation and the immune response
  • Drugs for pain management

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

All slides used during the lectures will be available on Aulaweb.

For further reading, one of the following texts may be used:

  • Farmacologia per le lauree triennali e magistrali; Taglialatela, et al. Editore: ‎Idelson-Gnocchi
  • La basi della farmacologia; Karen L. Whalen, Editore: Zanichelli

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The examination will be taken as part of an integrated course. Assessment of learning for this specific module will take the form of an oral examination.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The oral examination will assess the knowledge acquired on the topics covered during the lessons. The oral examination will assess the student’s understanding of various aspects of general pharmacology and neuropharmacology through their ability to reason and synthesise information.