CLINICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL FUNDAMENTALS FOR CARE COMPLEXITY
Module PHARMACOLOGY APPLIED TO COMPLEX CARE PATHWAYS

Academic Year 2026/2027 - Teacher: MARIANGELA CHISARI

Expected Learning Outcomes

The course provides clinical and biological knowledge useful for understanding complex care pathways, with a focus on pharmacology, clinical pathology, and chronic gastroenterological needs. Knowledge and understanding of these concepts, as well as the ability to apply them, will demonstrate the learning ability, communication skills and independent judgment that will be useful to the student in his future career

Course Structure

Traditional classes. Students are invited to actively participate with questions and comments on discussed topics.

If the teaching is given in a mixed or remote mode, necessary changes may be introduced in order to fullfill all statements in the Syllabus.

Required Prerequisites

Basic knowledge in the following topics: Anatomy, Histology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Pathology, Microbiology

Attendance of Lessons

Mandatory attendance to classes, except for new instructions for contingent reasons

Detailed Course Content

Drugs for metabolic diseases


Drugs for cardiovascular diseases


Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal tract and antiemetics


Anti-inflammatory drugs


Anticancer drugs

Textbook Information

Clark, Finkel, Rey, Le basi della Farmacologia, Zanichelli 

Rang - Dale: Farmacologia, Ed. Edra

Course Planning

 SubjectsText References
1Drugs for metabolic diseasessee texbook tab
2Drugs for cardiovascular diseasessee texbook tab
3Drugs for the gastrointestinal system and antiemeticssee texbook tab
4Anti-inflammatory drugssee texbook tab
5Anticancer drugssee texbook tab

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

Oral exam about topics listed in the program and discussed during classes. The final evaluation will be determined by appropriate use of the scientific language, the ability to explain what has been learned, as well as by the skills of critical thinking.

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Drugs for dyslipidemia, non-cycle specific antineoplastics