Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - BarcelonaPharmacology
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.
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.
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