Pharmaceutical Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology

Code:

MI034

Acronym:

MI034

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2014/2015 - SP

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Departamento de Farmacologia e Terapêutica
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	1	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina 2007	6	-	3	32	81
		Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	6	-	3	32	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To promote a critical understanding of the medicament, from discovery to assessment and rational use. This approach will both facilitate the learning and application of rules adequate for the rational selection and prescription of drugs, as well as understanding the role of medical doctors in clinical pharmacology units, in regulatory agencies, in industry and in contract research organizations.

Learning outcomes and competences

Knowledge of the role of medical doctors in clinical pharmacology units

Working method

Presencial

Program

Medicament – from the idea to the development, regulation and sources of information; medical aspects of the pharmaceutical marketing. Clinical pharmacology and clinical trials; pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics; gene therapy; pharmacoepidemiology; pharmacoeconomy. Drug therapy in special populations. General rules of drug therapy. Risk/benefit assessment; drug interactions; drug iatrogeny and pharmacovigilance.

Mandatory literature

Guimarães S. e colaboradores; Guimarães S. e colaboradores; Terapêutica Medicamentosa e suas Bases Farmacológicas (5ª EdiçãGuimarães, S., e col. (Ed.), Porto Editora, 2006., Porto Editora, 2006. ISBN: 972-0-060-30--1, Porto Editora. ISBN: ISBN: 972-0-060-30--1

Teaching methods and learning activities

The classes are constituted by seminars and theoretical-practical or practical sessions, as well as tutorial oriented work.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Terão aprovação os estudantes classificados com, pelo menos, 9,5 valores no teste escrito ou 10 valores na prova oral

Observations

Clinical Pharmacology (10th Edition) - Bennett, PN & Braun, M.J., Churchill Livingstone, 2008. Basic and Clinical pharmacology (11th ed.) - Katzung, B.G. (Ed), McGraw-Hill, 2009. Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (12th ed.) - Murray, R.K., et al. (Ed.), McGraw-Hill, 2011. Textbook of Therapeutics. Drug and Disease Management (8th edition) - Helms, R.A., et al. (Ed.), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006; Terapêutica Medicamentosa e suas Bases Farmacológicas (5ª Edição) - Guimarães, S., e col. (Ed.), Porto Editora, 2006.