| CODE | CPH3601 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to Pharmacology for Chemistry Students | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will provide a sound understanding of the principles underlying the therapeutic action of drugs for chemistry students. It will give these students a general introduction to drug therapy and explain the chemical principles underlying the action and determinants of the time course of the drug in the body, and how chemistry can be used to assist in drug development and thus enhancing drug therapy. It will also provide the students with an understanding of the chemical basis of different drug delivery systems, and the pharmacological principles underlying drug therapy Study unit aims: This study-unit will: - provide a sound understanding of the principles underlying the therapeutic action of drugs for chemistry students. - give these students a general introduction to how the chemical properties of drugs affect their pharmacokinetics. - show students how to apply chemical principles in order to provide rational drug therapy. - provide the students with a chemical basis of different drug delivery systems. - explain the chemical aspects of principles underlying drug therapy and clinical pharmacology of specific populations. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of this study-unit, the student will be able to: - Understand the chemical aspects of drug formulations and routes of administration. - Understand the chemical mechanisms in the modes of action of drugs. - Apply chemical principles in the development of new drugs. - Predict the pharmacokinetic and bioavailability properties of drugs through their chemical structures. - Apply pharmacogenetic principles. - Understand adverse drug reactions, drug allergies, and drug Interactions. - Use chemical principles in the treatment of poisoning and -pharmacotoxicology. 2. Skills By the end of this study-unit, the student will be able to: - Apply knowledge of chemistry to the mode of action of drugs. - Apply chemical principles in development of new drug molecules. - Understand variability in drug action in individual patients. - Predict inter-patient variability with respect to drug response in drugs with different chemical structures. - Explain the selection of differing drug therapies in individual patients. Main texts: Recommended - Humphrey P. Rang HP, Dale MM, Ritter JM, Flower R. Rang & Dale's Pharmacology. Churchill Livingstone. 6th Ed. - British National Formulary. Pharmaceutical Press. Lecture notes - Reid JL, Rubin PC, Walters MW. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Lecture Notes). Blackwell. 7th Ed. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Students from all University courses which satisfy the following conditions: (a) the course does not already include Pharmacology as an integral component, (b) the course includes human biology-related and chemistry study areas which the student has already followed. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Anne Marie Bonello Roger Ellul Micallef Claude A. Farrugia Janet Mifsud (Co-ord.) Brandon Charles Seychell Patricia Vella Bonanno Lorna West Mark Zammit |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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