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PSC3112

Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

18 September 2017 25 April 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
OfferedParkville Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr David Chalmers

Notes

This is no longer an elective for Bachelor of Pharmacy students

Synopsis

To explain the processes whereby new drugs are discovered and developed, from initial ideas through to full clinical use in man, and to illustrate the interphase between the biosciences and pharmaceutical business.

This will involve:

  • drug lead identification
  • target identification and validation
  • proteomics, genomics and pharmacogenomics
  • drugs to treat infectious diseases and the use of bioisosteres in drug design
  • target identification, validation and biological evaluation
  • the importance and application of pharmaceutics in drug development
  • the clinical trial process
  • intellectual property

Outcomes

At the end of this unit students will have an understanding of:

  1. The major approaches to drug discovery;
  2. The process of identifying a drug target and the steps required to validate that target;
  3. Drugs that treat infectious diseases and approaches to developing those drugs;
  4. The importance of pharmaceutics in drug development;
  5. Pharmacokinetics in drug development;
  6. The clinical trial process;
  7. Legal documentation of pharmaceutical product invention.

Assessment

Final exam (2 hour): 60%; written assignments: 25%; oral presentation: 15%.

Workload requirements

Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • Thirty six 1-hour lectures
  • One 2-hour presentation session

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr David Chalmers

Prerequisites

PSC2012 Molecular Pharmacology
PSC2011 Biochemical Pharmacology

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.monash.edu/pharm/current/