Succeed with the best and acquire the knowledge and skills you need to embark on the Veterinary Pharmacology industry"

The professional master’s degree covers all the latest developments in the field of pharmacology applicable in clinical practice. Veterinary Pharmacology should promote research into new drugs, new indications for drugs already on the market and new therapeutic strategies. On the other hand, the correct use of the drugs available at any given time for established indications should be considered. It is important to interpret the kinetics of drugs from the time they enter the body until they are eliminated. As well as the analysis of the correlation between the effects of drugs and the concentration of their free fraction in blood, and the consideration of drug interactions and their undesirable or collateral effects. 

This professional master’s degree is a great tool available for the professional pharmacist that allows him/her to specialize in the area of pharmacology of the veterinary clinic, since there are more and more pets and exotic animals that require specific medication for certain pathologies. A high-quality training, offering the most advanced resources in online specialization, to guarantee the student an effective, real and practical learning that will boost their competencies to the highest level in this area of work.

The content of each module provides the student with comprehensive training in the theoretical and practical aspects of Veterinary Pharmacology . The internships that are proposed make the professional master’s degree unique by applying different simulated situations that will allow students to develop skills for their performance in the real clinical environment.

The program includes practical activities to facilitate students' acquisition and mastery of the theory learned, supporting and complementing the knowledge acquired in the theoretical teaching. The contents are presented to the professional in an attractive and dynamic way in multimedia packages that include videos, images and diagrams in order to reinforce knowledge.

Thanks to its innovative teaching methodology, it allows the student to follow its contents in a totally flexible and personalized way, with great availability on the part of the teachers for consultations, doubts or tutorials. 

After passing the evaluations of the professional master’s degree in Veterinary Pharmacology, the professional will have acquired the necessary professional competences to carry out a quality and up-to-date praxis.

A comprehensive training in the use of veterinary drugs for the prevention and treatment of diseases affecting animal health" 

This professional master’s degree in Veterinary Pharmacology contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the program include:

• Practical cases presented by experts in Veterinary Pharmacology
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Learn in an efficient way, with a real qualification objective, with this professional master’s degree, unique for its quality and price, in the online teaching market" 

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest scientific technology, will allow the professional a situated and contextual learning, that is, a simulated environment that will provide an immersive program programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts. 

The competencies you will acquire after completing this professional master’s degree will position you as an expert in Veterinary Pharmacology"

Improving your skills in a sector with a high demand for professionals will boost both your professional and personal career"

The design of the program of this professional master’s degree will allow the student to acquire the necessary competences to update in the profession after deepening in the key aspects of Veterinary Pharmacology. Its objective is to provide the students with the required competencies in relation to preclinical or clinical research of drugs used in veterinary medicine, and their application in the therapeutic use of drugs so that they can better incorporate into the professional field. The knowledge acquired in the development of the points of the syllabus will drive the professional from a global perspective, with full capacity to achieve the proposed goals.

Expert curriculum and quality content are the key to your learning success”

General Objectives

• Examine the general concepts of pharmacology at the veterinary level
• Determine the mechanisms of action of drugs
• Analyze Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
• Review the current legislation on veterinary pharmaceutical products
• Analyze aspects related to the prescription, dispensing and administration of veterinary pharmaceutical products
• Determine the importance of the responsible and rational use of medicines for global health
• Differentiate the Autonomic Nervous System and its organization
• Identify the groups of drugs that act on the autonomic nervous system
• Recognize the mechanisms of action and therapeutic uses of this group of drugs
• Examine the main pharmacological properties of the groups of drugs acting on the central nervous system
• Identify the different pharmacological targets involved in CNS transmission
• Recognize the mechanisms of action, therapeutic and toxic uses of this group of drugs
• Examine the pharmacological basis of cardiorespiratory system therapy and homeostasis
• Identify the main therapeutic groups and their indications
• Determine the mechanisms of action of different drug groups, properties and pharmacokinetics
• Develop the student's critical and analytical skills through the resolution of clinical cases
• Determine the pharmacological basis of digestive tract therapy
• Identify the main therapeutic groups and their indications in veterinary medicine
• Examine different drug groups' mechanisms of action, properties and pharmacokinetics
• Develop the student's critical and analytical skills through the resolution of clinical cases
• Examine pharmacology in relation to reproduction and metabolism
• Identify each pharmacological group with its uses and applications
• Prescribe drugs in a reasonable manner
• Examine and explain the main pharmacological properties of the anti-infective drug groups
• Identify the different pharmacological targets involved in anti-infective agents
• Recognize the main pharmacological characteristics (mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic and toxic effects) of groups of anti-infective drugs
• Examine and explain the main pharmacological properties of the antineoplastic drug groups
• Identify the different pharmacological targets involved in antineoplastic agents
• Know the main toxic effects of antineoplastic drugs
• Prepare professionals in simple and natural treatments, and their integration in the curative activities within Conventional Veterinary Medicine
• Examine the theoretical bases of Natural Medicines; especially homeopathy, phytotherapy and the use of nutraceuticals
• Briefly frame the evolution of the disciplines within a historical context

Specific Objectives

Module 1. General Pharmacology

• Develop all those processes that affect a drug molecule when administered to an animal species
• Establish the different biological barriers and their significance in therapeutic effectiveness
• Examine the factors that will influence drug absorption, distribution and elimination processes
• Analyze how to manipulate the renal excretion process and its importance in the treatment of intoxications
• Establish, based on the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of a drug, its possible drug-drug interactions
• Identify and characterize at the molecular level the different types of pharmacological receptors
• Determine which second messengers and biochemical pathways are coupled to each of the pharmacological receptor types
• Present the relationship between the molecular phenomenon and the pharmacological effect
• Analyze all the phenomena involved in drug-receptor interaction
• Examine the different types of pharmacological agonism and antagonism
• Correctly establish the differences between the different species that are important for the administration of drugs or their therapeutic efficacy
• Develop the concepts of side, adverse and toxic effects

Module 2. Legal Framework of Medicine for Veterinary Use. Veterinary Pharmacovigilance 

• Consult and apply current regulations in a practical way in veterinary medicine
• Quickly find the resources available on the AEMPS website and, in particular, the information available on the online Veterinary Medicines Information Center (CIMA Vet)
• Determine everything related to the veterinary prescription being able to make the appropriate prescription in each specific case
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of the various actors involved in the dispensing and supply of veterinary medicinal products
• Be able to make decisions regarding pharmacological treatments with an adequate benefit-risk ratio, or discontinue their use when this is not possible
• Determine our obligations in relation to the Spanish System of Pharmacovigilance of Veterinary Medicines (SEFV-VET) and the information it can provide us with
• Examine the Guidelines for responsible use in different animal species and how to apply them appropriately in veterinary practice
• Examine the responsibility we have in the exercise of our professional work, in the use of medicine, in relation to animal health, human health and the environment
• Assume the importance of our decisions in the use of antimicrobials, in the prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance and know and follow the PRAN guidelines

Module 3. Pharmacology of the Autonomous Nervous System

• Establish the classification of drugs according to their structure, mechanism of action and pharmacological action acting on the Autonomic Nervous System
• Distinguish the chemical mediators and receptors that interact in the Autonomic Nervous System 
• Determine the classification of drugs by their mechanism of action and pharmacological action acting on the Autonomic Nervous System
• Analyze the drugs that act at the level of cholinergic transmission in the Autonomic Nervous System by their structure, mechanism of action and route of administration
• Examine drugs acting at the level of adrenergic transmission in the autonomic nervous system by their structure, mechanism of action and route of administration
• Determine the general effects of neuromuscular blocking agents on the peripheral nervous system by their mechanism of action and pharmacological action
• Solve problems and interpret results of pharmacological experiments associated with the organ bath technique
• Acquire the ability to search for and manage information related to the Autonomic Nervous System

Module 4. Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System 

• Establish the classification of drugs according to their structure, mechanism of action and pharmacological action acting on the Central Nervous System
• Always act with the objective of facilitating good health and quality of life for the animals, avoiding unnecessary suffering through the administration of different drugs
• Distinguish the chemical mediators and receptors that interact in pain 
• Differentiate the classification of analgesic drugs by their mechanism of action and pharmacological action acting on the Central Nervous System
• Analyze the drugs that act at the level of anesthesia and sedation in the Central Nervous System by their structure, mechanism of action and route of administration
• Determine the general effects of stimulant drugs on the Central Nervous System and recognize their mechanism of action and pharmacological action
• Determine the general effects of depressant drugs on the Central Nervous System and recognize their mechanism of action and pharmacological action 

Module 5. Pharmacology of the Cardiovascular, Renal and Respiratory System. Hemostasis

• Describe the mechanisms of action of drugs used to treat heart failure, hypertension or arrhythmias
• Examine antianemic drugs and growth factors, as well as mechanisms of action, adverse reactions and pharmacokinetics
• Determine the main routes of administration of drugs used in the cardiorespiratory system and homeostasis
• Present the drugs used against cough, mucolytics and expectorants and their mechanisms of action, adverse reactions, pharmacokinetics and side effects
• Solve problems and clinical cases related to the cardiorespiratory system
• Associate the correct drug to the main symptoms and pathologies of the cardiorespiratory system
• Safe and effective use of pharmaceuticals 

Module 6. Pharmacology of the Digestive System

• Identify the most common routes of administration of each of the drugs and the forms of presentation of the same in veterinary medicine
• Examine drugs related to acid secretion: antisecretory, antacids and mucosal protectants, as well as their adverse effects, contraindications and pharmacokinetics
• Present drugs to improve gastrointestinal motility, their mechanisms of action, drug interactions and adverse reactions
• Describe the drugs used to treat vomiting
• Determine the pharmacology of the hepatobiliary and pancreatic systems, their mechanisms of action, interactions and pharmacokinetics
• Solve problems and clinical cases related to the digestive system
• Associate the correct drug to the main symptoms and pathologies of the digestive tract

Module 7. Pharmacology of the Endocrine and Reproductive System. Reproductive Disorders

• Determine the pharmacological basis of reproductive system therapy
• Examine different drug groups' mechanisms of action, properties and pharmacokinetics
• Identify the main therapeutic groups and their indications in veterinary reproduction
• Treat the most prevalent obstetric cases
• Present reproductive biotechnologies and understand the scope of their application
• Solving individual and population reproductive problems
• Establish the different animal pathologies of the endocrine system and their treatment
• Identify the main therapeutic groups and their indications in endocrine system pathologies
• Develop the student's critical and analytical skills through the resolution of clinical cases

Module 8. Antiseptics and Chemotherapeutics I 

• Analyze the historical development of antiseptic and chemotherapeutic substances
• Point out the general principles of chemotherapy and the drugs that comprise it
• Define the concepts of antiseptic and antibiotic
• Explain the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance
• Classify antibiotics according to mechanism of action
• Describe each of the groups of antibiotics and know their mechanism of action
• Classifying antifungal and antiviral drugs
• Describe each of the groups of antifungal and antiviral drugs and their mechanism of action
• Analyze the importance of antiparasitics in veterinary medicine

Module 9. Chemotherapy II: Antineoplastic Drugs

• Analyzing cancer in small animals
• Point out the general principles in the use of antineoplastic drugs
• Know the care in the application of antineoplastic drugs
• Classify the main families of chemotherapeutics
• Determine the main drugs for palliative use in neoplasms
• Consider the use of each antineoplastic according to the pathology
• Analyze the main toxicity effects of antineoplastic drugs
• Describe each of the groups of antifungal and antiviral drugs and their mechanism of action
• Analyze the importance of antiparasitics in veterinary medicine

Module 10. Natural Therapies: Homeopathy, Phytotherapy and Nutraceuticals

• Analyze objective clinical signs or manifestations and subjective symptoms or perceptions in homeopathy
• Approach the anamnesis from these objective and subjective manifestations
• Present the Homeopathic Materia Medica and its therapeutic indications
• Determine the rationale behind the development of drugs
• Approaching the approach to pathologies from homeopathic repertorization
• Establish the active principles most commonly used in phytotherapy and their application
• Examine the different nutraceutical products and their application

Realistic goals that will turn into immediate job advancements"