Developing and Communicating Medicines: from Bench to Bedside
A.Y. 2026/2027
Learning objectives
Course Objectives:
-To understand the key characteristics of clinical trials and gain experience in the critical analysis of related scientific literature.
-To learn the basic concepts of protocol design, clinical studies, and how to formulate testable hypotheses.
-To acquire knowledge of the fundamental principles of pharmacovigilance, pharmacoepidemiology, and drug utilization.
- To understand the basics of communication, including available tools and methods.
-To familiarize with different communication contexts and the specific characteristics of potential career opportunities for pharmacy graduates.
-To understand the key characteristics of clinical trials and gain experience in the critical analysis of related scientific literature.
-To learn the basic concepts of protocol design, clinical studies, and how to formulate testable hypotheses.
-To acquire knowledge of the fundamental principles of pharmacovigilance, pharmacoepidemiology, and drug utilization.
- To understand the basics of communication, including available tools and methods.
-To familiarize with different communication contexts and the specific characteristics of potential career opportunities for pharmacy graduates.
Expected learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
-Read, understand, and critically interpret scientific literature on clinical studies.
-Identify the limitations and potential of different types of research based on the research question.
-Adapt language and communication methods related to pharmaceuticals according to the target audience and context.
-Read, understand, and critically interpret scientific literature on clinical studies.
-Identify the limitations and potential of different types of research based on the research question.
-Adapt language and communication methods related to pharmaceuticals according to the target audience and context.
Lesson period: year
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
year
Course syllabus
Clinical Pharmacology
Course syllabus
- Drug development: target identification, pre-clincal and clinical studies
- Pharmacokinetics: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
- Clinical drug testing: design and conduction of clinical study, analysis of the results, role of etich comettee
- Design of a clinical protocol
- Pharmacovigilance
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Good manufactory practice (GMP), Good Laboratory practice (GLP), Good Clinical practice (CGP)
Drug scientific communication
Course syllabus
-Why do scientific communication
-The basis of communication
-Marketing and scientific information
-Communication to the patient
- Mass communication and mass media
-The information campaigns
-Design a communicative act
- Oral communication
-The scientific article
-The presentation of data
Course syllabus
- Drug development: target identification, pre-clincal and clinical studies
- Pharmacokinetics: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
- Clinical drug testing: design and conduction of clinical study, analysis of the results, role of etich comettee
- Design of a clinical protocol
- Pharmacovigilance
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Good manufactory practice (GMP), Good Laboratory practice (GLP), Good Clinical practice (CGP)
Drug scientific communication
Course syllabus
-Why do scientific communication
-The basis of communication
-Marketing and scientific information
-Communication to the patient
- Mass communication and mass media
-The information campaigns
-Design a communicative act
- Oral communication
-The scientific article
-The presentation of data
Prerequisites for admission
- Pharmacology exam
- Knowledge of the principles of general pharmacology
- Knowledge of the principles of general pharmacology
Teaching methods
Teaching methods will include lectures, small-group activities, and individual or collaborative learning activities.
Teaching Resources
Farmacologia clinica di Luciano M. Fuccella, Emilio Perucca, Cesare Sirtori. Editore UTET Scienze Mediche
Assessment methods and Criteria
The examination will consist of the evaluation of the activities carried out during the course, complemented by a final group presentation. The students' ability to know, manage independently and in groups, and apply the knowledge acquired in the course will be assessed. Please note that in order to take elective exams, it is mandatory to have submitted the study plan, in which the student must include the chosen optional activity.
BIO/14 - PHARMACOLOGY - University credits: 8
Lessons: 64 hours
Professors:
Casula Manuela, Ossoli Alice Federica
Shifts:
Professor(s)