Description

The course is tailored to assist students to gain the knowledge about drugs used to manage main diseases affecting the cardiovascular system such as dyslipidemias, hypertension, coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, dysrhythmias, thromboembolic disorders, and stroke. The drugs are discussed relevant to their possible structure – activity relationships, contraindications, prodrug and bioactivation concepts, if any, and their possible metabolism and elimination.

Program

PharmD Clinical

Objectives

• By the end of the course, the students should be able to: a1- Recognize the mechanism of action and nomenclature of some drugs intended for cardiovascular and nephrological disorders. a2- Outline the general factors affecting the pharmacokinetic properties of these drugs. a3- Explain the synthesis and metabolism of selected drugs. Intellectual Skills By the end of the course, the students should be able to: b1- Propose structural changes for optimized physicochemical properties of certain drugs to treat some diseases. b2- Assign SAR of certain drugs. Professional and Practical skills By the end of the course, the students should be able to: c1- Practice different research tools and self-learning. c2- Integrate drug design software and its applications. General and Transferable skills By the end of the course, the students should be able to: d1- Manage time properly. d2- Develop decision making skills to deal with different problems.