The primary objectives of this teaching course are to help students make better links between sports and pharmacology knowledge, and make applications based on this knowledge in the field of athletic training and sport competitions; improve their consciousness about the risks of doping as well as their knowledge on the specific doping agents; make better and scientifically grounded links between sports and nutrition supplements.

General pharmacology. Drugs acting on autonomic nervous system. Antihypertensive drugs. Commonly prescribed drugs in Sport medicine. NSAIDs, glucocorticoids. Analgesics. Drugs used in orthopedic medicine. Drugs illegally used in sport competition: effects on athletic performance , mechanism of action, side and toxic effects. Doping agents according to WADA classification. 

Sport nutrition supplements: efficacy and safety

None

Second cycle

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Seminars on inherent topics

Teaching

Lessons in italian and, with regard to general pharmacology issues, in English.

Course books

Farmacologia applicata all'esercizio fisico - Montefeltro Libri/Bookservice - Urbino

Pharmacology condensed. 2nd edition, by M.M. Dale and D.G. Haylett, Elsevier

Assessment

Viva voce examination preceded by written questionnaire in italian

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Please contact the teacher.

Course books

The same as for attending students:

Farmacologia applicata all'esercizio fisico - Montefeltro Libri/Bookservice - Urbino

Pharmacology condensed. 2nd edition, by M.M. Dale and D.G. Haylett, Elsevier

Assessment

The same as for attending students:

Viva voce examination preceded by written questionnaire in italian

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.