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Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:21.06.2024 08:30:26
Study Course Information
Course Code:FKK_048LQF level:Level 7
Credit Points:8.67ECTS:13.00
Branch of Science:Basic Sciences of Medicine, including PharmacyTarget Audience:Pharmacy
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Dace Bandere
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, block A 5th Floor, Room No 502, farmkkatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061544
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)10Lecture Length (academic hours)2Total Contact Hours of Lectures20
Classes (count)14Class Length (academic hours)4Total Contact Hours of Classes56
Total Contact Hours76
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)0Lecture Length (academic hours)0Total Contact Hours of Lectures0
Classes (count)16Class Length (academic hours)4Total Contact Hours of Classes64
Total Contact Hours64
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Basic knowledge in inorganic, organic and analytical chemistry, physical pharmacy.
Objective:
Course is aimed to acquire the theoretical knowledge and practical skills that can be used in drug quality control. • Promote knowledge of the main classes of medicinal products and their chemical properties; • Promote understanding of drug structure, synthesis, quality control and specifics of use; • Master the tactics of naming medicines and methods of testing the goodness of medicines; • Carry out the analysis of drug substances containing different dosage forms on the basis of physical and chemical properties, chemical structure and stability.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Methods of European Pharmacopeia. Quality control of water and injection water. Purified and injection water acquisition and quality testing.Lectures1.00auditorium
2Inorganic drugs. Chemical structure, methods of analysis, the use of medicine.Lectures1.00auditorium
3Analysis of functional groups and nomenclature of drugsLectures2.00auditorium
4Anaesthesic drugs. Chemical structure, methods of analysis, medical use.Lectures1.00auditorium
5Non-steroidal anti inflamatory drugs and analgetics. Chemical structure, methods of analysis, medical use.Lectures1.00auditorium
6Synthetic antimicrobial drugs. Chemical structure, methods of analysis, medical use.TB drugs. Antiviral and Antiparasitic drugs. Chemical structure, methods of analysis, medical use.Lectures1.00auditorium
7Water and fat-soluble vitamins: chemical structure, physico-chemical properties, methods of analysis, the use of medicine.Lectures2.00auditorium
8Antibiotics and steroidal hormones: chemical structure, physico-chemical properties, methods of analysis, the use of medicine.Lectures1.00auditorium
9Preparation of standard solutions. Determination of drug turbidity, color and impurities.Classes1.00laboratory
10Quality control of purified water.Classes0.50laboratory
11Quality control of Boric acid sol.Classes0.50laboratory
12Analysis of inorganic substances.Classes1.00laboratory
13Quality control of NaF and CaCl2.Classes1.00laboratory
14Quality control of Sodium thiosulfate sol.Classes1.00laboratory
15Colloquium – Methods of European Pharmacopeia. Quality control of water and injection water. Inorganic drugs.Classes0.50laboratory
16Analysis of functional groups.Classes1.00laboratory
17Quality control of Rezorcin.Classes1.00laboratory
18Quality control of Na citrate sol.Classes1.00laboratory
19Colloquium – Analysis of functional groups. Drug naming.Classes0.50laboratory
20Quality control of Anesthesia drugs and NSAIDsClasses1.00laboratory
21Quality control of Procaine sol. and Paracetamol.Classes1.00laboratory
22NSAIDs melting point detection.Classes1.00laboratory
23Colloquium – Anesthesia drugs and NSAIDs.Classes1.00laboratory
24Pharmaceutical calculationsClasses1.00laboratory
25Quality control of Sulfonamides and Isoniazid.Classes1.00laboratory
26Spectroscopic and jodometric analysis of Nitrofuran sol.Classes1.00laboratory
27Colloquium – CNS drugs. Drugs Used in Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Disorders. Antibacterial drugs.Classes1.00laboratory
28Control analysis – identification of an unknown medicinal substance.Classes2.00laboratory
29Presentation, analysis, discussion of the individual project.Classes1.00laboratory
30Introduction of express analysis. Express analysis of mixture, quantitative calculations (seminar).Classes1.00laboratory
31Vitamins identification reactions. Unknown vitamin preparation determination.Classes1.00laboratory
32Colloquium: Vitamins: synthesis, analysis and the use of medicine. Situation tasks of express analysis.Classes1.00laboratory
33Analysis of oral solutions.Classes1.00laboratory
34Quantitative analysis of multi dose powders.Classes1.00laboratory
35Antibiotics: chemical structure, physico-chemical properties, methods of analysis, the use of medicine.Classes1.00laboratory
36Hormones: chemical structure, physico-chemical properties, methods of analysis, the use of medicine.Classes1.00laboratory
37Final test - Pharmaceutical calculations.Classes1.00laboratory
38HPLC in drug analysisClasses1.00laboratory
39Gas chromatography for the analysis of ethanol solutions.Classes1.00laboratory
Assessment
Unaided Work:
During the course students are asked to work with pharmaceutical literature sources to find drug quality control methods. Students are also independently preparing for each lab work finding answers for a set of specific questions in connection with the experimental tasks that helps to understand the experimental work during the labs. A research work – literature review. Study course evaluation questionnaire.
Assessment Criteria:
Active participation in practical classes and accuracy of laboratory work analyses; objective tests, report - literature review, presentations. Assessment – Colloquium grades 80%, report – 20%. Summative exam. Exam 50% of the grade.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:On successful course completion: • Students should know structures and names of drug substances, methods of drug quality analysis, • be able to identify a compound by reactions of key functional groups, • be able to test the quality of different drug substances, • be able to identify the structural elements of vitamins, hormones and antibiotic drug substances and name a specific drug-containing preparation; • be able to explain the physico-chemical properties of vitamins, hormones and antibiotic drug substances, • be able to compare and select methods for drug substance synthesis, qualitative and quantitative analysis depending on the particular drug substance preparation.
Skills:On successful course completion students will be able to: • choose and apply chemical and instrumental methods of analysis of drugs, • systematize scientific information of the different groups of medications, their characteristics, properties and use in medicine.
Competencies:On successful course completion students will be able to evaluate and present the information of drug quality control; Students will be able to independently test the quality of the drug substance based on its physical and chemical properties.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1European Pharmacopoeia. 10th edition. Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2019-2021. RSU: Informācijas centrs
2RSU abonētās zinātniskās datubāzes.
3Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students
4European Pharmacopoeia. 10th edition. Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2019-2021. RSU: Informācijas centrs
Additional Reading
1Patrick, Graham L. An introduction to medicinal chemistry. 2017.
2Hansen, S., Pedersen-Bjergaard, S., Rasmussen, K. Introduction to Pharmaceutical Chemical Analysis. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
3Hill R.G. (ed) Drug Discovery and Development, Hill R.G, 2022.
4Беликов, В. Г. Фармацевтическая химия. В 2 ч. Ч. 1: Общая фармацевтическая химия. Ч. 2: Специальная фармацевтическая химия: Учебник для мед. вузов. М.: Медпресс-информ, 1985. 624 с.
5Shargel, L, Wu-Pong, S and Yu, A. Shargel and Yu's applied biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics: Bioavailability and bioequivalence. 8th ed. McGraw Hill: New York, USA, 2022.
6Block, I .H., Beale, I. M. Wilson and Gisvold Textbook of Organic Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Delgado JN, Remers WA, (Eds.)., 12th ed. 2011.
7Applications of Pharmacokinetic Principles in Drug Development. Editor Krishna R. Kluwer. Academic / Plenum Publishers, 2004. pp. 556.
8Hillisch, A., Hilgenfeld, R. (eds). Modern Methods of Drug Discovery. Basel – Boston – Berlin, 2003.
9Wermuth, C.G. (ed). The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry, Amsterdam, 2015.
10Cairns, D. Essentials of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. Pharmaceutical Press, London 2012.
11Ābola, D., Štokmane, A., Vīgestāne, R. Zāļu analīze aptiekā. Rīga: Zvaigzne, 1991.
12Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students
13Patrick, Graham L. An introduction to medicinal chemistry. 2017.
14Hansen, S., Pedersen-Bjergaard, S., Rasmussen, K. Introduction to Pharmaceutical Chemical Analysis. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
15Hill R.G. (ed) Drug Discovery and Development, Hill R.G, 2022.
16Shargel, L, Wu-Pong, S and Yu, A. Shargel and Yu's applied biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics: Bioavailability and bioequivalence. 8th ed. McGraw Hill: New York, USA, 2022.
Other Information Sources
1http://www.iupac.org/