Objectives and competences
This master's degree enables students to gain knowledge of the main interactions that can occur between foods and drugs, their mechanisms and their consequences, and elements of criteria for decision-making regarding measures that should be taken in the case of an interaction, considering the magnitude of its clinical effect and the degree of evidence and coherence with the studies that are described.
Basic information
| Type | Postgraduate courses |
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| Certificate | Lifelong learning master's degree certificate |
| Faculty or school | Institut de Formació Contínua IL3 |
| Branch of knowledge |
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| Mode of delivery | Distance |
| Credits | 60 |
| Length of course | 2 academic years |
| Language(s) of instruction | Spanish |
| Enrolment fee: | First year: 2.130,00 € Second year: 2.130,00 € An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee |
| In-company placement(s): | No |
| Classes begin: | 04/04/2024 |
| admision@il3.ub.edu | |
| Master's degree course homepage | https://www.il3.ub.edu/ca/master-nutricio-salut-aliment-medicament |
| Managment | Vidal Carou, M. Carmen |
| Open pre-enrolment | No |
| Lead to doctoral studies | No |
| Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualification: | No |
Objectives and competences
Objectives
- To understand the main interactions, mechanisms and consequences of mixing food and drugs.
- To establish the criteria to make decisions in relation to the measures to be taken in case of drug interaction, bearing in mind the importance of its clinical effect and the degree of evidence and consistency of the studies that describe those measures.
- To examine interactions between medicinal plants and drugs.
- To examine how the reactions to a drug are monitored for possible side effects in pharmacological treatments, focusing particularly on adverse or unexpected effects related to food interactions.
- To acquire new knowledge to guide the choice of pharmacological courses of treatment adapted to the characteristics of the target population: vegetarians, pregnant women, elderly people, smokers, etc.
Access and admission
Applicant profile and access requirements
Recommended applicant profile
Health science graduates: biology, physical activity and sports sciences, nursing, physiotherapy, biomedicine, medicine, human nutrition and dietetics, dentistry, podiatry, psychology, veterinary sciences and other university degrees in this group.Access requirements and conditions
Pre-enrolment
Contact us
Faculty or school where the course is taught
| Address: | Institut de Formació Contínua - UB C/ Ciutat de Granada, 131 08018 - Barcelona Espanya |
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| Email address: | info@il3.ub.edu |
| Webpage: | http://www.il3.ub.edu |
| Telephone: | 93 403 96 96 |
| Observations: | Online learning |
For further enquiries
| Address: | Instituto Forymat C. de la Princesa, 41 28008 - Madrid Espanya |
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| Email address: | admision@il3.ub.edu |
| Webpage: | https://www.il3.ub.edu/ca/master-nutricio-salut-aliment-medicament |
| Telephone: | 91 559 27 86 |
| Observations: | Monday to Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 8.30 p.m., and Friday, from 9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. |