Undergraduate Course: Chemical Pharmacology 2 (BIME08002)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This course is intended to provide an understanding of how drugs produce their effects, with some emphasis on the relationship between chemical structure and biological activity at selected sites in the body. No prior knowledge of biology is assumed. This course is only available to students on a Chemistry degree programme. |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To provide an understanding of how drugs produce their effects at the systems, cellular and molecular levels; knowledge of the uses and side-effects of drugs; an understanding of the factors controlling the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs by the body.
- To provide an opportunity to develop practical skills in a pharmacological laboratory, in relation to the safe handling of drugs and of animal tissue in vitro, and to obtain accurate results which can be analysed and interpreted in a meaningful manner.
- To provide, through tutorials, laboratory practical write-ups and written assignments, a training in oral and written scientific communication, including an appreciation of how to perform a search of the scientific literature and to cite relevant findings.
- To develop the ¿self-learning¿ process through a series of problem-solving, interactive sessions.
- To provide opportunities to maintain and to develop further skills in personal organisation and group activities.
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Reading List
The recommended textbook is Rang and Dale's Pharmacology (7th Edition) by H.P. Rang, M.M. Dale, J.M. Ritter, R.J. Flower & G. Henderson, published by Elsevier-Churchill Livingston (2012).
Alternative textbooks worth considering are:
Pharmacology Condensed (2nd Edition) by M.M. Dale & D.G Haylett, published by Churchill Livingston (2009). Short chapters and useful for getting started on a subject or for revision before going on to the main textbook.
Elsevier¿s Integrated Review Pharmacology (2nd.Edition) by M. Kester, K.D. Karpa & K.E. Vrana, published by Saunders-Elsevier (2012). Well illustrated short chapters. Again, good for getting started and for revision.
Medical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (4th Edition) by D.G. Waller & A.P. Sampson, published by Saunders-Elsevier (2013). Good all round, good on therapeutics.
Brody's Human Pharmacology - Molecular to Clinical (5th Edition) by L. Wecker, L.M. Crespo, G. Dunaway, C. Faingold and S. Watts, published by Mosby-Elsevier (2010). Good all round.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
As arranged (lectures, practicals and tutorials). |
| Keywords | CP2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Celine Caquineau
Tel: (0131 6)51 4065
Email: C.Caquineau@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Christopher French
Tel:
Email: chris.french@ed.ac.uk |
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