This course will provide a more in-depth look at biotechnology. It will emphasize biotechnology application to pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. The pharmacist’s role with biotechnology drugs will be discussed. The techniques involved in the production, development and evaluation of biotechnology products will also be discussed. In addition, new biotechnology related techniques, gene therapy, RNA therapeutics, immunotherapeutics & pharmacogenomics and genotyped prescribing will be topics of discussion. Examples of application to pharmacotherapy in specific disease states will be covered. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): PHAR 224.3 and PHAR 290.0. Restriction(s): Completion of Year 1 of the Pharm.D. program is required.
This course will provide a more in-depth look at biotechnology. It will emphasize biotechnology application to pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. The pharmacist’s role with biotechnology drugs will be discussed. The techniques involved in the production, development and evaluation of biotechnology products will also be discussed. In addition, new biotechnology related techniques, gene therapy, RNA therapeutics, immunotherapeutics & pharmacogenomics and genotyped prescribing will be topics of discussion. Examples of application to pharmacotherapy in specific disease states will be covered. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): PHAR 224.3 and PHAR 290.0. Restriction(s): Completion of Year 1 of the Pharm.D. program is required.
