CHEM 4316 Medicinal Chemistry
This course includes overview of design, development and interaction of drugs in the human body. It reveals the underlying chemistry and pharmacology from "beach to bed". It is specially designed for the students who intend to build their careers as medicinal chemist/medical doctor/pharmacist/dentist/physician assistant/nurse or want to work in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries. The various modules of this course are used cumulatively and graduates are expected to progress from an initial recognition of several key concepts and processes using critical thinking skills. It also includes the current capabilities and the limitations of the utilization of pharmaceutical substances in the treatment of disease. This structured course has 10 modules and these are: (1) General Review; (2) Medicinal Chemistry-Principal aspects; (3) ProDrug Concept; (4) Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics [ADMET]; (5) Drug Delivery; (6) Receptors and Inhibitors; (7) Drug Design and Development; (8) Drug Interaction & Synergy (9) Organometallics in Drug Discovery; (10) Drug from Nature (Field of Pharmacy). Altogether 3 unit tests and a comprehensive final (total 4 exams) are taken and all the exams are mandatory.
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