Students will learn to evaluate how structural changes in a drug class affects drug potency, formulation, and absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination. Students will identify the chemical basis of drug structures, acid/base reactions, blinding interactions, metabolic sites of attack, and structural changes in drugs to optimize drug action. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursRestriction(s): Admission to the Pharm.D. program in the College of Pharmacy & Nutrition. Prerequisite(s): PHAR 190.0.
Students will learn to evaluate how structural changes in a drug class affects drug potency, formulation, and absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination. Students will identify the chemical basis of drug structures, acid/base reactions, blinding interactions, metabolic sites of attack, and structural changes in drugs to optimize drug action. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursRestriction(s): Admission to the Pharm.D. program in the College of Pharmacy & Nutrition. Prerequisite(s): PHAR 190.0.