Clinical Pharmacology I

Farmacologia Clínica I

Curse code:9548218

Isabel Margarida Pratas Reis Costa

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

This curricular unit has the objective of providing students general concepts about drugs in order to allow a safe use and prescription of these drugs. Develop skills that allow:

• To recognize potential adverse effects of medications;
• To recognize situations in which a given drug is indicated or contraindicated;
• To recognize / avoid drug interactions.

In theoretical-practical classes students should develop skills that allow:

• To develop research and selection of information, interpretation and synthesis skills;
• To solve problems and justify their own arguments;
• To make a lifelong self-directed and autonomous learning ;
• To develop written and oral communication of scientific content and teamwork;
• To communicate their knowledge and arguments in a clear and unambiguous way.

Syllabus:

1. General pharmacology: concepts.
2. Special populations in pharmacology: children, pregnant and lactating women and the elderly.
3. Pharmacology of anti-infective drugs.
4. Antiseptic and disinfectant drugs.
5. Local anaesthetics drugs.

Suggested Bibliography:

• Katzung BG (2006) Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 10th ed., McGraw Hill. ISBN 978-0-0714-5153-6.
• Rang HP, Dale MM, Ritter JM (2007) Farmacologia. 6ª ed., Elsevier. ISBN 978-8-5352-2243-2.
• Guimarães S, Moura D, Silva PS (2006) Terapêutica medicamentosa e suas bases farmacológicas. 5ª ed., Porto Editora, Porto. ISBN 978-9-7200-6029-7.
• Craig CR, Stitzel RE (2004) Modern Pharmacology with Clinical Applications. 6th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN: 978-0-7817-3762-3.
• Brunton LL, Chabner BA, Knollmann BC (2010) Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 12th ed., McGraw-Hill Professional, ISBN: 978-0071624428.