1 credit
Spring 2025 Lecture
This DVM curriculum course covers drugs used to fight pathogens (antifungals, antibiotics, antivirals, antiparasitics), and drugs for immunomodulation and cancer therapy. New topics are introduced according to upcoming developments in drug use such as pharmacogenomics. A journal club session is included to directly relate pharmacology instruction to topics currently debated in the field.
Learning Outcomes1Convey the mechanisms of action and adverse effects of classes of drugs and specific drugs used in veterinary medicine, taking into account anatomical, physiological, biochemical and molecular aspects.
2Be able to make an informed decision regarding the administration (dosage, duration of treatment, combination with other drugs) of a class of drugs or a specific drug as appropriate, depending on the patient vital and pathological characteristics.
3Explain monitoring procedures for possible side effects based on classes/groups of drugs and specific drugs as appropriate.
4Understand, anticipate and resolve (whenever possible) resistance to drugs.
5Apply principles behind the interaction between environment and the organism that guide precision medicine.
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