Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Scientific skills
• Use basic mathematical tools
• Be a responsible researcher: - Know how to base their reasoning on data obtained from scientific literature. - Know how to integrate an ethical dimension in their reasoning. - Be loyal (to the facts, to the team, and to intellectual property). - Do not tamper with results. - Do not exploit the work of others. - Demonstrate experimental rigor.
• Professional integration skills
• Invest their knowledge and skills in professional scenarios
• Be accountable for their actions and practices in decision-making regarding humans, biodiversity, the environment and society
• Be aware of ethical issues and apply ethical codes specific to life sciences in their behaviour
• Be introduced to the process of production, distribution and exploitation of knowledge
• Demonstrate their ability to research, analyse and synthesise: - Research, analyse, use different sources of information and materials related to biomedical sciences, format them to draw up a summarised document, produced and broadcast them on digital media. - Carry out a study, identify and raise an issue in a predefined context, build and develop an argument, interpret the data and results, develop an overview, and propose extensions. - Question themselves, think critically, debate, and defend their ideas.

Learning Outcomes of UE

Pharmacology studies the interactions between chemical substances and living organisms. It plays a crucial role in understanding and improving drug therapy, aiming to maximise the efficacy and minimise the side effects of drugs. At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the general principles linking the dose of drug administered and the effect obtained.
- Master the main concepts of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and the general principles of pharmacotherapy.
- Understand and apply quantitative pharmacokinetic equations and the quantification of drug-receptor interactions.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

This discipline encompasses the study of the mechanisms of action of drugs, their metabolism, distribution in the body and excretion. After an introduction to the history of pharmacology, we will look at the principles of pharmacokinetics, i.e. the absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of drugs. We will then look at pharmacodynamics through the different sites of action of drugs and their mechanisms of action, as well as dose-effect relationships.

Prior Experience

Biochemistry of the cell, membrane structure and transmembrane passage, physiology (including liver and kidney), handling of mathematical equations