Scientific Basis of Drug Action - SFP1013

Assessment 1: Other

Formative assessment and feedback will be provided in the practical sessions, tutorials and laboratory sessions, relating to the skill assessment, in-class tests and exam.

Other

Assessment 4: Exam

Exam

Assessment 2: In-Class Test

In-Class Test

Assessment 3: In-Class Test

In class test - Pharmacokinetic assessment 

Assessment 1: Practical Skills Assessment

Practical Skills Assessment

This module will provide an introduction to drug action in the body including their molecular and cellular targets, it will also provide an introduction to basic pharmacokinetics. The structure and function of biological macromolecules that interact with drugs, for example enzymes, receptors and membrane transporters will be outlined. DNA replication, transcription and translation will be covered. A basic introduction to innate and adaptive immunity will also be given. Drugs used for treating inherited diseases and disorders of the gastrointestinal system, skin, musculoskeletal system as well as for the eye, ear, nose and throat will be considered as these are referred to in dealing with minor ailments in SFP10012 Pharmacy Practice 1 and SFP1006 Formulation and Compounding of Medicine.

School of Applied Sciences

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Title: Clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Author: Whittlesea, Cate
ISBN: 9780702070129
Edition: Sixth edition /
Publication Date: 2018
Publisher: Elsevier
Place of Publication: Amsterdam
 
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Author: Ritter, James
ISBN: 9780702074486 (pbk.)
Edition: Ninth edition /
Publication Date: [2020]
Publisher: Elsevier
Place of Publication: Edinburgh
 
Title: Biochemistry and molecular biology
Author:Papachristodoulou, Despo K.,
ISBN:9780199609499; 0199609497
Edition:Fifth edition /
Publication Date:[2014]
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford, United Kingdom
 
Title: Molecular biology of the cell
Author:Alberts, Bruce,
ISBN:9780815344643; 0815344643
Edition:6th edition
Publication Date:[2015]
Publisher:Garland Science Taylor and Francis Group
Place of Publication:Abingdon, UK
 
Title: Biochemistry
Author: Berg, Jeremy M
ISBN: 9781319114657
Edition: Ninth edition
Publication Date: 2019
Publisher: W HFreeman#&amp; Company; Macmillan International Higher Education
Place of Publication: New York, NY

Pharmacy

SFP1013 - Scientific Basis of Drug Action

Scientific Basis of Drug Action

Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

Describe the flow of information from DNA to protein.

Describe the metabolic pathways and related pathology.

Apply key pharmacokinetic principles to drugs, linked to formulation and drug choice.

Describe principles of pharmacology and its importance to commonly used drugs.

Demonstrate laboratory and calculations competence in basic biological methods.

Discuss how drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized and excreted.

Recount the structures, and function of, biological macromolecules.