Historical features of Pharmacology.
The drug: medicament and poison.
Plant, animal and mineral drugs.
Active ingredient and excipients.
Plant drugs and principles of Pharmacognosy.
Preclinical studies in vitro and in vivo.
Phase I, II, and III clinical trials.
Observational studies.
Role of the Ethics Committee and patient rights.
Informed consent and processing of personal data.
Pharmacokinetics: absorption.
Pharmacokinetics: distribution.
Pharmacokinetics: metabolism.
Pharmacokinetics: excretion.
Routes of administration of drugs.
Drug-protein binding.
Barriers to the passage of drugs.
Volume of distribution.
Bioaccessibility and bioavailability.
Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacogenetics.
Deepening on hepatic cytochromes.
Pharmacodynamics: the pharmacological receptor.
Pharmacodynamics: types of pharmacological receptors.
Pharmacodynamics: drug-receptor interaction and dose-response curves.
Pharmacodynamics: manageability and therapeutic index.
Adverse drug reactions (ADR).
Pharmacovigilance.
Rare diseases therapy.
Orphan drugs.
Therapy with more drugs.
Interaction between drugs.
Interaction between drugs and food.
Definition of nutraceuticals
The healing power of food
Functional foods
Nutraceuticals
Food supplements,
Biofortificated foods.
Probiotics and prebiotics
Antioxidants
Oxidative stress
Free radicals, ROS and RNS
Hormesis and paraormesis
Physiological antioxidants
Glutathione
Vitamins A, C, E
Uric acid
Melatonin
Food antioxidants
Polyphenols
Bioactive carbohydrates
Bioactive peptides
Boactive lipids
Dopamine and pleasure (the rewarding pathway)
Food addiction
Nutritional problems in Parkinson's disease
Nutritional problems in Alzheimer's disease
Nutrition and headaches