1. General principles of pharmacology. Ligand-receptor concept a. Antagonists and agonists b. Modulators c. Signalling and regulatory cascades 2. Principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. 3. Pharmacological safety. Therapeutic index. 4. Therapeutic targets and the nervous system a. Nerve impulse transmission b. Neurotransmitters and receptors 5. Analgesics and Anaesthetics (hypno-sedatives) 6. Anxiolytics, Antidepressants and Antipsychotics 7. Opiates and Cannabinoids 8. Psychostimulants 9. Introduction to Addictions

Classroom lectures. Face-to-face classes: reduced (workshops, seminars, case studies). Student individual work. Laboratory session. Final exam. Seminars and lectures supported by computer and audiovisual aids. Practical learning based on cases and problems, and exercise resolution. Individual and group or cooperative work with the option of oral or written presentation. Individual and group tutorials to resolve doubts and queries about the subject. Internships and directed laboratory activities.