Nursing REPLICA V-ASL VITERBO

General Pharmacology Introduction to pharmacology, definitions of drug, medicinal product, active ingredient, and excipient. Drug absorption, dosage forms, and routes of administration Drug distribution Drug metabolism Drug elimination Main pharmacokinetic parameters (bioavailability, volume of distribution, AUC, Cmax, Tmax, clearance) Drug mechanisms of action. Agonists, antagonists; Dose-response relationship Drug interactions Drug use in special conditions: pregnancy, breastfeeding, pediatrics Drug toxicity: types of adverse effects Pharmacovigilance Special pharmacology Antiviral drugs Major classes of antibiotics Cardiovascular drugs: antihypertensives, antianginals Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Antidiabetic drugs: insulin and oral antidiabetics CNS drugs: anxiolytics and hypnotics, antiepileptics, antidepressants Pain therapy drugs Local anesthetics Opioid analgesics Antitumoral drugs

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