The clinical pharmacology of sport and exercise

As antidoping controls have gained wide repercussion in the media on account of their performance in great contests, much talk has ensued regarding the misuse of drugs in sports. However, the objective of this seventh international symposium, organized by the Esteve Foundation on October 2-5, 1996 in Sitges, was not to approach such a mass-…

1996

Fármacos y conducción de vehículos

The round table Medicinal products and vehicle driving was held on February 6, 1996 at the Princesa Sofía Hotel of Barcelona and was moderated by Francisco Javier Álvarez, from the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics of the University of Valladolid. The submissions dealt with the influence of medicinal products when driving and their involvement in…

1996

Bases de datos en farmacología y terapéutica

The arrival of computer-based databases and their influence in clinical research is the starting point of this round table held on November 23, 1995 at the Princesa Sofía hotel of Barcelona. Moderated by José Elguero, from the Medical Chemistry Institute of the CSIC (High Council for Scientific Research), and by Susana Pérez Gutthann, from the…

1995

Applications of pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling in anesthesiology

The lecture Applications of pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling in anesthesiology inaugurated the Academic Year 1995-1996 of the Catalan Society of Pharmacology. Held at the Academy of Medical Sciences of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands on November 8, 1995, the lecture was imparted by Dr. Pedro L. Gambas, from the Department of Anesthesia of the Stanford University School…

1995

4th Award: Effect of adenosine A1 and A2 agonists and antagonists on cAMP and Ca2+ in cultured rat mesangial cells

The Esteve Foundation awarded its fourth Research Price ex-aequo to the following studies: Effect of adenosine A1 and A2 agonists and antagonists on cAMP and Ca2+ in cultured rat mesangial cells (Am. J. Physiol. 262:C840-844,1992), by Drs. Ana Olivera, Manuela Tomás and José M. López-Novoa, and Long term treatment with desipramine increases the turnover of alpha2-adrenoceptors in the…

1995

4th Award ‘ex aequo’: Long term treatment with desipramine increase the turnover of alpha2-adrenoceptors in the rat brain

The Esteve Foundation awarded its fourth Research Price ex-aequo to the following studies: Effect of adenosine A1 and A2 agonists and antagonists on cAMP and Ca2+ in cultured rat mesangial cells (Am. J. Physiol. 262:C840-844,1992), by Drs. Ana Olivera, Manuela Tomás and José M. López-Novoa, and Long term treatment with desipramine increases the turnover of…

The multiple facets of pharmacoepidemiology

The Esteve Foundation and the Catalan Society of Pharmacology again collaborated in the inauguration of the latter’s Academic Year of 1994-1995. The inaugural act, held at the Academy of Medical Sciences of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands on November 11, 1994, included the lecture The multiple facets of pharmacoepidemiology, imparted by Prof. Walter O. Spitzer,…

1994

The pharmacology of sexual function and dysfunction

Professionals in the field of sexual pharmacology research gathered at the international symposium organized by the Esteve Foundation on October 9-12, 1994 in Majorca with the purpose of seeking answers to related issues. How can pharmacology contribute to clinically improve a number of existing sexual problems? What are the repercussions on the sexual function secondary…

1994

Farmacología de los canales iónicos

The round table Ion channel pharmacology, organized by the Esteve Foundation and held on May 31, 1994, was moderated by A.G. García, from the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics of the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Madrid. A total of eleven submissions, like nicotinic acetylcholine channels, oxygen-regulated potassium channels, or second-messenger-sensitive calcium…

1994