CHEMOTHERAPY
CHEMIOTERAPIA
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2016/2017 | 6 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Mauro Cimino |
| Teaching in foreign languages |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
To provide the basic "Know-How" for the correct use of synthetic and natural.
In the Chemotherapy section the therapeutic application, the problem of resistence, the mechanisms of action and side effects of antiparasitic, antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral and antineoplastic agents will be analyzed.
Program
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy of protozoal infections (malaria, amebiasis, trichomoniasis, trypanosomiasis). General considerations of antimicrobial therapy: sulfonamides and quinolones. -lactam antibiotics, penicillins and cephalosporins. Aminoglycosides. Protein synthesis inhibitors. Chemotherapy of tuberculosis. Antifungal agents. Antiviral and antiretroviral agents. Antineoplastic agents.
Bridging Courses
It is highly suggested to previously pass the following exams: Biochemistry Plant Biology and Pharmaceutical Botany and Microbiology.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
At the end of the course, students should have knowledge of the different class of chemotherapeutic agents, the different mechanisms of action and their therapeutic use in relation to type of microrganism determining the infection.
Teaching Material
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
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Frontal lessons
- Course books
F. Clementi, G. Fumagalli. Farmacologia generale e Molecolare. UTET 2012.
H.P. Rang, M.M. Dale, J.M. Ritter, R.J. Flower, G. Enderson. Farmacologia. Settima edizione. ELSEVIER 2012.
Other pharmacology books
- Assessment
Oral examination
- 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.
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