Pharmacology
Main language of instruction: Spanish
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English
If the student is enrolled for the English track then classes for that subject will be taught in the same language.
Head instructor
Dra. Núria CASALS - ncasals@uic.es
Dra. Mariana PONTE CARDOSO RIBEIRO - mpontecardosoribeiro@uic.es
Office hours
By appointment via e-mail:
Graduates in dentistry have a direct responsibility in the prescription and administration of medications commonly used in dental practice. You should thus be prepared to select the drug which is most appropriate for each patient in the correct administration regime, assess its effects, both therapeutic and adverse, and educate the patient on its use.
In addition to in-depth knowledge on the pharmacology of the drugs prescribed, you must know other pharmacological groups in enough depth to assess, for each case, the interactions of the medication that the patient is taking, with the medication prescribed specifically for dental disease.
There are no pre-requisites
To introduce the main groups of drugs and medicines that are representative of each group: indications, action mechanisms, side effects and contraindications.
To introduce the main routes of drug administration and the processes of absorption, metabolism, distribution and clearance, as well as the existing tools for their study.
To demonstrate the main types of drug interaction.
To show the students the different physiological and pathological effects of modulating drugs.
To show the utilities and management of major drug databases.
To familiarise the student with reading comprehension and critical papers in pharmacology.
At the end of the pharmacology course, the student should be able to:
1. Identify the characteristics of drugs that are relevant to their safe and effective use.
2. Make use of agile and reliable sources of information about medicines.
3. Understand the methods of study in clinical pharmacology.
4. Identify the pharmacological group to which each drug belongs.
5. Identify the effects, indications and contraindications of common group therapies.
6. Describe the precautions and most important aspects to consider when prescribing and administering medication.
7. Identify the precautions in the pharmacological treatment of patients regarding their dental disease and concomitant medication.
Chapter 1. General concepts in pharmacology.
1.1. Variability of the pharmacological effect.
1.2. Pharmacodinamics.
1.3. Pharmacokinetics.
1.4. Adverse reactions.
1.5. Clinical assays.
1.6. Interactions.
Chapter 2. Medicaments that act on the autonomic and peripheral nervous systems.
2.1. Sympathomimetics.
2.2. Adrenergic inhibitors.
2.3. Parasympathomimetics.
2.4. Cholinergic antagonists.
2.5. Muscle relaxants.
Chapter 3. Medicaments that act on the central nervous system.
3.1. Narcotics analgesics.
3.2. Anxiolytics.
3.3. Sleep pharmacology.
3.4. Antiparkinsonians.
3.5. Anticonvulsants.
Chapter 4. Psychopharmacology.
4.1. Antipsychotics.
4.2. Antidepressants.
4.3. Drugs for manic illnesses.
Chapter 5. Local anaesthetics.
Chapter 6. Treatment of pain, inflammation and allergy.
AINES
Corticosteroids.
Antihistamines.
The pharmacologic treatment of gout.
Anti-rheumatic agents.
Immunosuppresants.
Chapter 7. Antiinfectious pharmacology.
7.1. General concepts of antibiotics.
7.2. Beta-lactam antibiotics.
7.3. Aminoglycosides.
7.4. Other bactericidal antibiotics.
7.5. Bacteriostatic antibiotics.
7.6. Tuberculosis treatment.
7.7. Antifungals.
7.8. Antivirals.
Chapter 8. Drugs for the renal system
Chapter 9. Cardiovascular system pharmacology.
Antihypertensives.
Medicines for heart failure and shock.
Medicines for the treatment of ischaemic cardiopathy.
Antiarrhythmics.
Medicines for the treatment of coagulopathies.
Medicines for the treatment of
Homeostatic medicines
Chapter 10. Pharmacology of the respiratory system.
1. Pharmacology of asthma.
2. Mucolytics.
Chapter 11. Pharmacology of the digestive system.
Laxatives.
Antiulceratives.
Antiemetic drugs
Antidiarrheal drugs.
Chapter 12. Antineoplasic agents.
Chapter 13. The endocrine system.
Thyroid pathology.
Osteoporosis.
Oral contraceptives.
Treatment of diabetes
Chapter 14. Emergencies in dentistry.
The content will be taught using two different teaching and learning activities:
- Lectures: During the lectures, the lecturer will transmit knowledge in the classroom setting to the entire group of students.
- Case study method: Students will be separated into groups to solve the clinical cases provided by the lecturer. In the classroom, the students will present their findings with the active participation of the lecturer.
1st examination sitting:
• Midterm exam: 20% of the final mark.
• Final examination: 60% of the final mark. Students must obtain a minimum score of 4.5 on the final exam to pass the course.
• Case method and class participation: 20% of the final mark.
2nd examination sitting:
• Exam: 80% of the final mark. Students must obtain a minimum score of 4.5 on the final exam to pass the course.
- Case method and class participation: 20% of the final mark
Students repeating the subject:
For students repeating the subject, the final exam worths 100%
If the student wishes to attend to the midterm exam, it will worth 20% of the final mark and the final exam will represent 80%; a minimum od 4.5 in the final exam is needed to make the average.
Case Method evaluation:
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