313333 (v.1) Medicinal Chemistry 303

Area:	School of Pharmacy
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	3.5
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x .5 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	311034 (v.1) Pharmaceutical Analysis 200 AND 311041 (v.2) Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Toxicology 222
Syllabus:	Drug discovery and design an overview of the various stages, processes and technologies used in the drug discovery and design, particularly drug screening and lead compound optimisation. Discussion of miscellaneous medicinal concepts and principles applied in drug discovery including the role of molecular modeling. The principles and applications of prodrugs in drug design and delivery. Medicinal chemistry of selected drug groups: discussion of the medicinal chemistry of clincally relevant drug groups. This includes the basic chemical structure, SAR and the key chemical, biological and medicinal properties. These drug groups will include CNS-acting drugs, peptide drugs, steroidal drugs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAIDs), cardiovascular drugs, antimicrobial drugs, anticancer drugs, gastrointestinal tract-acting drugs, metabolic and endocrine-acting drugs.
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Field of Education:	019901 Medical Science
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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