CHEMOTHERAPY
CHEMIOTERAPIA
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| 2019/2020 | 3 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Piero Sestili | Lecturer may meet the students at the end of each lesson. |
| Teaching in foreign languages |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
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 learn the therapeutic application, the problem of resistance, the mechanisms of action and side effects of antiparasitic, antibiotic, antifungal, antiviral and antineoplastic agents will be analyzed.
Program
General considerations of antimicrobial therapy: sulfonamides and quinolones. Beta-lactam antibiotics, penicillins and cephalosporins. Cell wall inhibitors. Aminoglycosides. Protein synthesis inhibitors. Chemotherapy of tuberculosis. Antifungal agents. Antiviral and antiretroviral agents. Antineoplastic agents. Chemotherapy of protozoal infections .
Bridging Courses
It is highly suggested to have previously passed the exam of Microbiology.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
At the end of the course, students should demonstrate a robust knowledge of the general principles of chemo-antiobiotic therapy as well as of the different class of antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents, the different mechanisms of action and their therapeutic use in relation to type of the infection/infestion or of the type of tumor.
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
Supporting Activities
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises) and specific communications from the lecturer can be found, together with other supporting activities, 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
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Contact the lecturer to assess specific situations and needs
- 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
- Disabilità e DSA
Le studentesse e gli studenti che hanno registrato la certificazione di disabilità o la certificazione di DSA presso l'Ufficio Inclusione e diritto allo studio, possono chiedere di utilizzare le mappe concettuali (per parole chiave) durante la prova di esame.
A tal fine, è necessario inviare le mappe, due settimane prima dell’appello di esame, alla o al docente del corso, che ne verificherà la coerenza con le indicazioni delle linee guida di ateneo e potrà chiederne la modifica.
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