Course Specification
University: Minia Faculty of Pharmacy
Department: Medicinal Chemistry 1- Administrative Information Course Title:
Medicinal Chemistry-3
Code: PC519 Academic Year/level: Fifth Year.
(first term) Department(s) offering the course:
Medicinal chemistry
Lecture: 2 hrs/week Total = 24 hrs (12 weeks) Tutorial: 2 hrs (1 week) Practical: 2 hrs/week Total = 26 hrs (13 weeks) Total: 52 hrs
2- Aims (Module purpose)
Introduce the fundamental principles of drugs acting on different systems (CNS and ANS) and gain the knowledge about the group of local anesthetics, thyroid & antithyroid drugs, prostaglandins vitamins, and oral hypoglycemic.3- Overall aims of Course:
A- Knowledge and Understanding
By the end of this course, the student should be able to:
A1- Memorize an adequate background about drug classes acting on different systems of the body (CNS and ANS), mechanisms of action, and synthesis.
A2- Describe principles of medicinal chemistry including physicochemical properties, and metabolism of various drugs.
A3- Understand the structure activity relationship of various drugs like local anesthetics, thyroid & antithyroid drugs, prostaglandins vitamins, and oral hypoglycemic.
A4- Memorize different methods for drug analysis according to functional groups.
B- Intellectual Skills:
B1- Apply qualitative and quantitative analytical and biological methods on assay of raw materials and pharmaceuticalpreparations.
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B2- Evaluate various methods of identification and standardization of active substances from their formulations.
B3- Use chemical knowledge for professional problem solving B4- Interpret useful data obtained from text books, periodicals and internet.
B5- Predict the potential activity of the chemical agent from its structure.
C- Professional and Practical Skills:
C1- Practice different lab safety measures.
C2-Work with guidance on lab instruments (such as UV-Vis spectrophotometer, HPLC and Spectroflorometer).
C3- Select the appropriate methods of synthesis, purification, identification, and standardization of active substances from different origins.
C4- Construct appropriate plans for research projects.
C5- Differentiate between different groups of drugs.
D- General and transferable skills:
D1-Retrieve and evaluate information from different resources.
D2- Update his scientific background D3- Acquire the skills of project managing
D4- Communicate effectively by all types of effective communication
4- Course Contents:
Weeks Lecture
(hrs) Practical
(hrs) Total No.
of hrs Topic
3 6
Autonomic Nervous System and
6Autonomic Drugs
2 4
Vitamins
41 2
C.N.S Stimulants
22.5 5
C.N.S depressants
51.5 3
Oral Hypoglycemic
30.5 1
Thyroids and antithyroid
10.5 1
Prostaglandins
11 2
Local Anesthetics
21 2hrs
Tutorial
2 1 2
Assay of Dexamethasone Ampules (BP 1980) Practical
1 2 2
Assay of Propranolol
HCl tablets (BP 1998)
1 2 2
Assay of Vitamin C by Iodometric assay (BP 1998)
1 2 2
Assay of Vitamin C by cerric ammonium sulfate method (BP 1998)
1 2 2
Assay of Metformin (BP 1998)
1 2 2
Assay of Ketoprofen tablets (BP 1998)
1 2 2
Assay of Cough mixture (Cid Company)
1 2 2
Assay of vitamin B12
ampules (BP 1998)
1 2 2
Assay of Thiamine HCl (BP 1998)
1 2 2
Assay of Imipramine HCl tablets (BP 1993)
1 2 2
Assay of Allopurinol tablets (BP 1993)
1 2 2
Assay of Chloralhydrate syrup (BP 1993)
1 2 2
Practical Exam
13 26
52 26 Total
Matrix I- Coverage of the course ILOs by different topics
D- General and transferable skills
C- Professional and practical skills:
B- Intellectual Skills:
A- Knowledge and Understanding
Topics
D4 D3 D D2
C5 1 C4 C3 C2 B C1
B4 5 B B3
B1 2 A4 A3 A2 A1
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5- Teaching and Learning Methods:
Lecture: Computer, data show, white board, marker
Practical: White board, marker, laboratory chemicals, laboratory glassware, UV spectrophotometer
Matrix II- Coverage of the course ILOs by different learning methods
general and -
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B- Intellectual skills:
Knowledge and -
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Matrix III- Measuring the achievement of the course ILOs by different assessment methods
general and -
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skills:
B- Intellectual skills:
Knowledge and -
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Understanding
Teaching and learning
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6- Student Assessment:
6.1 Written examination to assess the ability of student to understand the theoretical courses.
6.2 Oral examination to assess the ability of student to explain and solve problems.
6.3 Practical examination to assess the ability of student to deal with practical problems
7- Assessment Schedule:
Written exam : 14th , 15th weeks Practical exam: 13th, week Oral exam: 14th , 15th,weeks
8- Weighting of Assessment:
Mid term exam 6.6% (10 marks) written exam 53.3% (80 marks) practical exam 26.6% (40 marks) oral exam. 13.3% (20 marks) Total 100% (150 marks) 9- List of
References:
1. Foye, W. O. (2008). Foye's principles of medicinal chemistry. T. L.
Lemke, & D. A.Williams (Eds.). Lippincott Williams &Wilkins. 10th chapter
2. Beale, J. M., Block, J., & Hill, R.(2010). Organic medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. Philadelphia:Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins. 3rd chapter
3. David A. Williams, Thomas L. Lemke, Foye’s Principles of Medicinal Chemistry, 7th edn, Lippincott Williams & wilkins, Baltimore (2013).
4. Camille G. Wermuth, The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry, Academic Press (1996).
5. Gareth Thomas, Fundamentals of Medicinal Chemistry, by John Wiley
& Sons Ltd, 2003.
A- Course Notes Prepared by the staff members of the Medicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University
B- Essential Books:
C-
Recommended Books:
1. David A. Williams, Thomas L. Lemke, Foye’s Principles of Medicinal Chemistry, 7th edn, Lippincott Williams & wilkins, Baltimore (2013).
2. Jame N. Delgado and William A. Remers, Wilson and Gisvold;s text book of Organic, Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 12th edn, Lippincott Ravan, Philadelphia (2004).
3. Manfred E. Wolf, Burger’s Medicial Chemistry and Drug Discovery, 6th edn, volume 1, John Awiley & Sons Inc., New York (2003).
4. Camille G. Wermuth, The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry, Academic Press (1996).
5. Gareth Thomas, Fundamentals of Medicinal Chemistry, by John Wiley &
Sons Ltd, 2003.
6. Graham L. Patrick, An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry, Oxford New York Tokyo, 2008.
D- Periodicals, Web sites, etc.
Course Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aziz Mohamed
Head of Department
:
Dr.Eman Ahmed Mahmoud Beshr