Pharmacology

M1. Students are encouraged to organize their learning process by valuing the skills of learning to learn and to work collaboratively. From the bibliographic support, students will integrate their knowledge, producing group work and holistically analyzing practical cases that they report in the classroom. It is up to the teacher to act as a facilitator of learning processes.
M2. The learning of students in this discipline will be done fundamentally through the study of theoretical material and the analysis and discussion of practical cases.
M3. Students will be encouraged to work in groups, through collaborative knowledge dissemination tools, their commitment and familiarization with these means being one of the relevant factors in learning the content.
The acquisition of knowledge is proven through a written evaluation test (60%) and discussion of clinical cases and presentation of a bibliographic research paper (40%).

O1. Acquire knowledge to understand the mechanism of action of drugs, in their interaction with the organism.
O2. Understand the mechanisms that regulate the action of the most relevant drugs in the clinic and the actions of the constituents present in foods that can alter the course of the body’s physiological, pathological or homeostatic mechanisms.
O3. Identify and characterize drug-food interactions and their relevance in the clinical context.
O4. Integrate knowledge and competence to conform pharmacology to the practice of Nutrition Sciences, contributing to an effective and safe treatment of patients.
05. To know and understand the role of dietary supplements and functional foods, the pharmacological action of herbal medicines used in weight control and the off-label use in sports.
O6. To know and acquire research skills from specific sources about medicines.

CP1. General principles of Pharmacology. Drugs and pharmacological actions. General cycle of drugs in the body (pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics).
CP 2 Clinical Pharmacology with approach to the pharmacotherapeutic groups related to professional practice in the field of Nutrition.
CP3. Pharmacology and Nutrition. Food-drug interaction. Pharmacologically active constituents present in the diet.
CP4. Food supplements and functional foods. Pharmacological action of herbal medicines used in weight control. Offlabel use in sports.
CP5. Drug information sources

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