3 CURRICULUM
| 3-1 |
- FUNCTIONAL HEALTH FOODS
- World Health Organization defined that health is the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The third function of foods as biological modulators would be one of the best ways for maintaining human health. In this lecture, a variety of functional health foods for various diseases will be mentioned with their mechanisms of actions, essential to pharmacists.
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| 3-1 |
- ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
- It covers the exploration of the structure and function of each type of cells, then, extends the study on cell cycle, membrane potential and neurons and finally to nervous system and special sense organs. The understanding of the structure in conjunction with function of each organ and systems will solidify one's ground in the study of pathophysiology of disease.
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| 3-1 |
- MEDICATION INFORMATION
- Medication Information include methods to retrieve information about medication and treatment options for various diseases and to evaluate the information retrieved.
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| 3-1 |
- ORGANIC PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
- The course deals with carbonyls, amines, and heterocycles focusing on their physicochemical properties, synthetic methods, and reactivities, which is essential for understanding activity and toxicity of pharmaceuticals and for new drug development.
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| 3-1 |
- STATISTICS IN PHARMACY
- This subject aims to study Statistics which is used in pharmaceutical, pharmacological and medical researches. Students are educated to understand the objectives of research, and to characterize the data given. In addition, both statistical approaches which are frequently used and a proper application are taught.
Together with theoretical backgrounds, a hands-on application is in practice using software packages such as SPSS or SAS.
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| 3-1 |
- PHYSICAL PHARMACY Ⅰ
- Physical chemical properties of drugs; theory and practice applicable to design and evaluation of drug dosage forms; electrolytes, ionic equilibria, solubility and solution, diffusion theory, drug release and dissolution.
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| 3-1 |
- PHARMACIST ETHICS
- Providing pharmacists with learning opportunities on current topics regarding their roles as health care experts in the future.
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| 3-1 |
- INORGANIC MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
- Inorganic medicinal chemistry covers the preparation, manufacture, identification, properties, pharmaceutical effect, and uses/applications of common inorganic pharmaceuticals, organoplatinum compounds and the fundamental raw materials. In addition, the basic concept of medicinal chemsity is included.
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| 3-1 |
- PHARMACOGNOSY I
- "Pharmacognosy" derives from two Greek words, "pharmakon"or drug, and "gnosis" or knowledge. Pharmacognosy is defined as the study of bioactive natural products (plants, animals, minerals, microorganisms, marine natural products, and their metabolites). To broaden our knowledge of pharmacognosy, this course deals with the origin, culture, formulation, identification, evaluation, storage, effect, and bioactive compounds of natural products (General, Radix, and Rhizoma).
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| 3-1 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY I
- Living organism, and even in the cells of which they are composed, are enormously
complex and diverse. Nevertheless, certain unifying features are common to all things that live. All make use of the same types of biomolecules, and all use energy. This
subject deal with component of cells, especially protein, enzymes, cell membrane.
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| 3-1 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY Ⅰ
- Throughout the lecture focused on microbial morphology, physiology, biochemistry and genetics, the basic concepts for the essence of life and further the basic knowledge for understanding pathogenic microorganisms, will be introduced.
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| 3-2 |
- ENDOCRINOLOGY
- This subject deals with general classes of chemical messengers and other cellular regulators (steroid and peptide hormones, neurohormones, growth factors, eicosanoids), and discussed with the cellular synthesis of chemical messengers and secretion, delivery, and metabolism. And deals with physiological function and regulation mechanism of various hormones.
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| 3-2 |
- ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II
- Students will learn the structure and function of human body systems such as cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary, endocrine, and reproductive systems, and be able to apply and comprehend interrelated body functions. Especially, this course aims that student can get a solid foundation for the next advanced courses such as pathophysiology and pharmacology, and apply the knowledge from this course to the clinical practice.
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| 3-2 |
- SYNTHETIC PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY I
- Synthetic Pharmaceutical Chemistry I covers the reaction mechanisms and experimental skills for basic organic reactions and helps to cultivate application ability towards the synthesis of various organic compounds, drugs as well as new compounds designed for specific purposes.
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| 3-2 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS
- This course focuses on qualitative and quantitative analyses of pharmaceuticals based on principles of statistics for experimental data, chemical equilibrium, acid-base, precipitation, complex formation, and oxidation-reduction.
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| 3-2 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY Ⅱ
- The microscopic and cultural characteristics of human pathogenic microorganisms, important clinical implications, immunological diagnotic method, immunization procedure and treatment measures including drug of choice for infectious diseases will be learned. Further the treatment and preventive measures of diseases through control of epidemics will be introduced including disinfectants as well as vaccination schemes.
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| 3-2 |
- PHYSICAL PHARMACY Ⅱ
- Physical chemical properties of drugs; theory and practice applicable to design and evaluation of drug dosage forms; chemical kinetics and stability, interfacial phenomena, colloidal dispersion, coarse dispersion, micrometrics, rheology, oral solid dosage forms.
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| 3-2 |
- INSTRUMENTAL PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS I
- Principles of both chromatographies and spectroscopies such as TLC, HPLC, GC, UV, and IR, and their applications to drug analyses will be discussed.
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| 3-2 |
- PHARMACOGNOSY II
- "Pharmacognosy" derives from two Greek words, "pharmakon"or drug, and "gnosis" or knowledge. Pharmacognosy is defined as the study of bioactive natural products (plants, animals, minerals, microorganisms, marine natural products, and their metabolites). To broaden our knowledge of pharmacognosy, this course deals with the origin, culture, formulation, identification, evaluation, storage, effect, and bioactive compounds of natural products (Semen, Fructus, Herba, Folium, Cortex, Flos, Lignum, Resina？Extracta？Latex, Cryptogamae, Animalis).
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| 3-2 |
- MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
- For the comprehension of life phenomena in a molecular level, the basic knowledge for DNA replication, transcription and translation of macromolecules in the cell will be lessoned, and further the principle as well as application of DNA mutation and repair, regulation of gene expression, and DNA recombination will be taught for understanding of DNA manipulation techniques.
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| 3-2 |
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY I
- This course will focus on the understanding of pathogenesis at the cellular level, which will promote the ability of new drug development based on the targeting of disease-related signaling molecules and their pathway. This will enhance and provide student with power of understanding the underlying mechanism of various disease and the way to approach to the research on drug development.
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| 3-2 |
- PHARMACY LABORATORY Ⅰ
- This course is designed to unite the theory and practice of the biochemistry, microbiology, organic pharmaceutical chemistry, and analytical chemistry. Emphasis is placed on the development of principles of various techniques and participation in laboratory experiments in these fields.
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| 3-2 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY II
- Living organism, and even in the cells of which they are composed, are enormously
complex and diverse. Nevertheless, certain unifying features are common to all things
that live. All make use of the same types of biomolecules, and all use energy. This
subject deal with component of cells, especially nucleic acid, and metabolism of high molecules.
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4 CURRICULUM
| 4-1 |
- IMMUNOLOGY
- Immunology is the study of how the body responds to foreign substances and how the body can discriminate between self and nonself. This course will focus on the understanding of the molecules, cells, and organs of the human body that participate in immune responses. This will help students understand the immune system in states of both health and disease, malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders.
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| 4-1 |
- ORIENTAL MEDICINE
- Advances in the basic knowledge on the clinical application of oriental medicine through study on the etiology and therapy of a disease based on the fundamental principles of oriental medicine. Furthermore, increase in our ability to develop a new natural(herbal) medicine through a rational link to modern medicine.
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| 4-1 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL PHARMACY Ⅰ
- This course introduces the student to modern pharmaceutical dosage forms and other novel approaches to the delivery of drugs in the human body. In each case, the basic principles underlying the type of dosage form will be reviewed. Relevant aspects of the formulation, manufacturing, stability and dispensing of these dosage forms will be presented with reference to appropriate commercial products wherever possible. Th study and application of the physicochemical principles that are necessary for the design, development and preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms will also be covered.
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| 4-1 |
- SYNTHETIC PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY II
- Synthetic Pharmaceutical Chemistry II covers the structure, physicochemical properties, history of development, synthetic methods as well as chemical process for manufacturing the drugs and thus helps to cultivate the knowledges and skills for synthesizing drugs in clinical use.
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| 4-1 |
- PREVENTIVE PHARMACY Ⅰ
- Preventive pharmacy mainly deals with the effects of foods, pharmaceuticals and environmental factors on human health not only for preventing related diseases but also improving human health. It is essential for pharmacists to have comprehensive knowledges on surrounding factors related with human health for participating as a member of the comprehensive health care team. For this particular semester, issues on public health, nutrition and food hygiene will be lectured.
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| 4-1 |
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY Ⅲ
- his subject deals with the biochemical principles of the chosen methods are discussed, along with the physiologic and biochemical changes for particular constituents that occur in normal and diseases states. The material on clinical interpretation serves as motivating link between workers and the physicians in their joints efforts in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Thus this knowledge must increase our chances of successful treatment various diseases.
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| 4-1 |
- INSTRUMENTAL PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS II
- Principles of spectroscopies such as MS and NMR spectrometry and their applications to drug analyses will be discussed.
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| 4-1 |
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY II
- This course will focus on the structural and functional changes related to various diseases, and thus, clinical symptoms. Understanding of pathogenesis of various disease will lead students to apply the knowledge for the drug development.
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| 4-1 |
- MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY Ⅰ
- Medicinal Chemistry I covers definition of medicinal chemistry, classification of drugs, relationships of physical properties between pharmaceutical activities, interaction between drugs and receptors, receptor site theory, enzymes and enzyme inhibitors, metabolism, prodrugs, and understanding of mechanism of action of drugs. The basic concept is studied for the mechanism of drug action, drug metabolism, structure activity relationship of drugs, and drug development.
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| 4-1 |
- PHARMACOLOGY II
- This course discuses the therapeutic drugs for the treatment of various problems in the cardiovascular and central nervous system in terms of their mechanism of action, metabolism, side effects, and clinical uses.
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| 4-1 |
- PHARMACOLOGY I
- The course is aimed to introduce students to the basic principles of pharmacology, including the definition of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, and the knowledge in drug-receptor binding with respect to electrophysiological, biochemical and physiological changes. The major focus of this course is on the introduction of drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system, in particular their mechanism of action, metabolism, adverse effects, and clinical applications.
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| 4-2 |
- BIOPHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS
- The manufacturing, purification and formulation processes as well as adminstration strategy of biopharmaceutical drugs for protein therapy, cell therapy, or gene therapy, which is manufactured based on gene recombination or cell fusion technology, will be taught for the basic comprehension of those drugs for industrial pharmacists as well as clinical pharmacists.
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| 4-2 |
- ANTIBIOTICS
- The modes of action, antimicrobial spectrum, pharmacodynamic properties, adverse effects and drug interaction of clinically important antibiotics and antimicrobial drugs used for the treatment of a variety of infectious diseases will be lectured in order to get the basic knowledge for industrial pharmacists engaged in antimicrobial manufacturing as well as clinical pharmacists prescribing those agents.
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| 4-2 |
- PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY
- The application of product formulation and evaluation to the compounding and dispensing of medicines. Provide the student with the responsibilities and opportunities for the pharmacist to improve pharmaceutical care through their counselling with patients in the selection of OTC drugs and other health care items. Emphasis on prescription analysis and interpretation; identification and selection of brand-name products and generic equivalents for use in drug therapy; proper use; handling and storage of medications.
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| 4-2 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL PHARMACY Ⅱ
- This course is concerned with fundamental properties of pharmaceutical systems. In this course, the student is introduced to interfacial phenomena, rheology, micromeritics and so forth, with particular emphasis on those relevant pharmaceutical systems. This is followed by a consideration of the solid state, which is important because of the large number of solid dosage forms. The basic flow properties of a variety of systems are also discussed together with an introduction to kinetics, particularly as related to the stability of material in the liquid and solid state.
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| 4-2 |
- MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY Ⅱ
- Drugs are classified by pharmacological effects, and drugs of each groups are studied for the mechanism of actions, potency, pharmacological effects, drug metabolism, physicochemical characteristics, pharmacy dynamics, structure activity relationships, and drug development.
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| 4-2 |
- PREVENTIVE PHARMACY Ⅱ
- Preventive pharmacy mainly deals with the effects of foods, pharmaceuticals and environmental factors on human health not only for preventing related diseases but also improving human health. It is essential for pharmacists to have comprehensive knowledges on surrounding factors related with human health for participating as a member of the comprehensive health care team. For this particular semester, issues on chemical-induced toxicity, physical factors, environmental hygiene and industrial hygiene will be lectured.
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| 4-2 |
- NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY
- Pharmacists face acute or chronic disease and its treatment in many settings. In all instances, nutritional care is fundamental because nutrition and disease are closely connected. It supports any medical treatment being given and frequently provides the primary therapy. Pharmacists must have knowledges on nutritional therapy as a member of health care team. In this lecture, drug-nutrient interactions, assessment methods for patient's nutritional needs and a variety of nutritional care for various diseases will be dealt with.
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| 4-2 |
- PHARMACOLOGY Ⅳ
- This course is designed to cover the chemotherapeutic drugs for infectious diseases and cancer. Focuses will be on their mechanism of action, metabolism, pharmacokinetic profiles, and clinical applications.
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| 4-2 |
- PHARMACOLOGY Ⅲ
- This course is designed to cover the knowledge about drugs for the treatment of problems in various organs including the gastrointestinal, urinary, respiratory, immune, and endocrine systems. Emphasis will be placed on their mechanism of action, pharmacokinetic characteristics such as metabolism, side/toxic effects, and their clinical uses.
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| 4-2 |
- PHARMACOTHERAPY Ⅰ
- Pharmacotherapy 1 includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal diseases.
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| 4-2 |
- PHARMACY LABORATORY Ⅱ
- This course is designed to unite the theory and practice of the preventive pharmacy, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and medicinal chemistry. Major focus is on the development of principles of various techniques and participation in laboratory experiments in these fields.
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| 4-2 |
- PHARMACOTHERAPY Ⅱ
- Pharmacotherapy 2 includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of hepatitis, pancreatitis, renal, endocrinological, and infectious diseases. Medications for the management options related with organ transplantation will also be covered in this class.
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| 5-1 |
- TOXICOLOGY Ⅰ
- Toxicology is the science of poisons and has as its focus the study of adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms. This lecture will mention the processes of how chemicals exert their toxic effects to cover principles of toxicology and the underlying molecular events that lead from initial exposure to the chemical to the ultimate manifestation of toxic injury in an organism.
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| 5-1 |
- NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY I
- Covers the origin, structure determination, isolation and medicinal use of the natural products which are used directly for the treatment of desease and/or
used as a lead compounds for the new drug synthesis. Besides, the strategy of
natural products screening for the development of new drug will be discussed.
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| 5-1 |
- MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY Ⅲ
- Drugs are classified by pharmacological effects, and drugs of each groups are studied for the mechanism of actions, potency, pharmacological effects, drug metabolism, physicochemical characteristics, pharmacy dynamics, structure activity relationships, and drug development.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACOECONOMICS
- Pharmacoeconomics class teaches economical aspect of medications used for the treatment of various diseases.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACOTHERAPY Ⅵ
- Pharmacotherapy 6 includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of various anemias, clotting disorders, hematological malignancies, breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACOTHERAPY Ⅴ
- Pharmacotherapy 5 includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of cerebral diseases, pain management, headache and migraine, and various psychiatric diseases.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACOTHERAPY Ⅳ
- Pharmacotherapy 4 includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, supraventricular and ventricular arrythmias, thrombosis-related diseases, Parkinson's disease, and seizures.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACOTHERAPY Ⅲ
- Pharmacotherapy 3 includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of complicated cardiovascular and endocrinological diseases. Nutrition support for these special population will also be covered in this class.
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| 5-1 |
- DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM Ⅰ
- This course will provide students with the ability to optimize efficacy, stability and patient compliance of dosage form. The fundamental background necessary for application of physicochemical principles important to characterization, development, evaluation, and preparation of novel drug delivery systems will be covered.
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| 5-1 |
- DRUG INTERACTION
- Introduces the students with the basic principles of dug-interaction and their properties that affect drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion in human body. Familiarizes the student with the responsibilities and opportunities for the pharmacist to improve health car through their experience and acquirement of knowledge on drug interaction.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL JURISPRUDENCE
- This topic covers minimal essential knowledge of law on pharmacy and related field such as narcotics, medical instruments, hygienics, cosmetics, etc.
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| 5-1 |
- BIOPHARMACEUTICS Ⅰ
- A study of the basic principles of pharmacokinetics and physiological basis for drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion; use of mathematical principles and equations to describe these processes as well as rational design dosage regimens for individual patients. Elementary compartmental modeling, mechanism of drug absorption, mechanism of renal clearance, multiple dosage regimens, nonlinear pharmacokinetics and assessment of drug bioavailability are discussed.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACY LABORATORY Ⅲ
- This course is designed to unite the theory and practice of the pharmacognosy, natural products chemistry, and pharmaeutical sciences. Major focus is on the development of principles of various techniques and participation in laboratory experiments in these fields.
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| 5-2 |
- TOXICOLOGY Ⅱ
- Toxicology is the science of poisons and has as its focus the study of adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms. This lecture will mention the basic processes of how to manage patients poisoned by not only pharmaceuticals but also all kinds of toxins in home, work place and environment.
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| 5-2 |
- NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY II
- Cover the origing, structure determination, distribution, isolation and medicinal use of the natural products which are used directly for the treatment
of disease and/or used as a lead compounds for the new drug synthesis. Besides,
the strategy of natural products screening for the development of new drug will
be discussed.
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| 5-2 |
- CLINICAL PHARMACOKINETICS
- This subject aims to study drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion in patients and/or healthy subjects based on the pharmacokinetic knowledge. In particular, drugs which has a narrow therapeutic margin are mainly focused to build an optimal dosing regimens, and population pharmacokinetic approaches are dealt with considering the characteristics of each patient such as, demographic data, blood chemistry, hematology, and concurrent
medications, etc.
Students are taught about some basic strategies of modeling and simulation technique, and therapeutic drug monitoring of over 10 drugs which has been widely used in hospitals.
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| 5-2 |
- LAB INTERPRETATION
- In the Lab Interpretation class, students learn how to read the lab data and to find out the most appropriate pharmaceutical treatment option based upon the data. The class will deal with, but not limited to, general chemistry, hematology, endocrinology, and microbiology. Students will be able to get an ability to find a disease from the lab data or, inversely, recommend which lab is needed for the identification of the suspicious disease to physicians and patients.
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| 5-2 |
- DRUG USE REVIEW
- Drug Use Review class teaches ways to maximize usefulness of medication and to minimize adverse events associated with medication use. This class will also cover ways to keep healthcare insurance sustainable system through cost containment.
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| 5-2 |
- PHARMACOPOEIA
- Introduce general notes, physical tests, and official monographs concerning drugs.
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| 5-2 |
- PHARMACOTHERAPY Ⅷ
- Pharmacotherapy 8 includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of prostate diseases, bladder diseases, irritable bowel disease, cirrhosis, gynecological diseases, and ophthalmological diseases such as glaucoma and cataract.
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| 5-2 |
- PHARMACOTHERAPY Ⅶ
- Pharmacotherapy 7 includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of lymphomas, leukemias, prostate cancer, ovary cancer, stomach cancer, cervical cancer, septic shock, invasive fungal infections, and HIV-infection.
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| 5-2 |
- PHARMACOGENOMICS
- This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the principles and applications of human genetics and genomics in drug therapy. In particular, students will be introduced by specific examples showing the relevance of pharmacogenomics of drugs targets and metabolizing enzymes, and therapeutics optimization.
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| 5-2 |
- MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
- Medication Administration class teaches, but not limited to, drug approval administration and healthcare insurance administration.
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| 5-2 |
- COMMUNICATION SKILL
- Educating pharmacists to be able to communicate with patients, health care specialists in other fields, health policy experts.
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| 5-2 |
- BIOPHARMACEUTICS Ⅱ
- A study of the basic principles of pharmacokinetics and their application to the rational design of both dosage forms and dosing regimens, optimizing the latter to further the likelihood of safe effective drug therapy in a variety of clinical situations. A study of factors influencing the absorption, distribution, excretion and metabolism of drugs in man and the role these processes play in the therapeutic effects of dugs. Distribution of drugs, hepatic elimination, biopharmaceutic considerations in drug product design, bioequivalence, and dose adjustment in renal and hepatic diseases are also discussed in this course.
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| 5-2 |
- INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
- This subject is an introductory course which is performed in College of Pharmacy for Pharmacy practice experiences in hospital, community pharmacy, industry and government office, etc.
This course includes basic attitude and ethics as a pharmacist, and basic clinical practices such as drug dispensing, patients education, preparation of injection in hospital and community pharmacy. In addition, drug information and a strategy to prevent medication error are taught, and preliminary works are included in pharmaceutical industries and government administration.
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3 CURRICULUM
| 3-1 |
- INORGANIC MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
- Inorganic medicinal chemistry covers the preparation, manufacture, identification, properties, pharmaceutical effect, and uses/applications of common inorganic pharmaceuticals, organoplatinum compounds and the fundamental raw materials. In addition, the basic concept of medicinal chemsity is included.
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| 3-1 |
- ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
- It covers the exploration of the structure and function of each type of cells, then, extends the study on cell cycle, membrane potential and neurons and finally to nervous system and special sense organs. The understanding of the structure in conjunction with function of each organ and systems will solidify one's ground in the study of pathophysiology of disease.
|
| 3-1 |
- MEDICATION INFORMATION
- Medication Information include methods to retrieve information about medication and treatment options for various diseases and to evaluate the information retrieved.
|
| 3-1 |
- ORGANIC PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY
- The course deals with carbonyls, amines, and heterocycles focusing on their physicochemical properties, synthetic methods, and reactivities, which is essential for understanding activity and toxicity of pharmaceuticals and for new drug development.
|
| 3-1 |
- PHYSICAL PHARMACY Ⅰ
- Physical chemical properties of drugs; theory and practice applicable to design and evaluation of drug dosage forms; electrolytes, ionic equilibria, solubility and solution, diffusion theory, drug release and dissolution.
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| 3-1 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL RESOURCES
- Subjects on the species, distribution, medicinal use, chemical constituents, and biological activity of the pharmaceutical resources used for the treatment of disease will be discussed.
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| 3-1 |
- PHARMACIST ETHICS
- Providing pharmacists with learning opportunities on current topics regarding their roles as health care experts in the future.
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| 3-1 |
- BIOSTATISTICS
- This subject aims to study Statistics which is used in biomedical and pharmaceutical researches. Students are educated to understand the objectives of research, and to characterize the data given. In addition, both statistical approaches which are frequently used and a proper application are taught.
Together with theoretical backgrounds, a hands-on application is in practice using software packages such as SPSS or SAS.
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| 3-1 |
- PHARMACOGNOSY I
- "Pharmacognosy" derives from two Greek words, "pharmakon"or drug, and "gnosis" or knowledge. Pharmacognosy is defined as the study of bioactive natural products (plants, animals, minerals, microorganisms, marine natural products, and their metabolites). To broaden our knowledge of pharmacognosy, this course deals with the origin, culture, formulation, identification, evaluation, storage, effect, and bioactive compounds of natural products (General, Radix, and Rhizoma).
|
| 3-1 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY I
- Living organism, and even in the cells of which they are composed, are enormously
complex and diverse. Nevertheless, certain unifying features are common to all things that live. All make use of the same types of biomolecules, and all use energy. This
subject deal with component of cells, especially protein, enzymes, cell membrane.
|
| 3-1 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY Ⅰ
- Throughout the lecture focused on microbial morphology, physiology, biochemistry and genetics, the basic concepts for the essence of life and further the basic knowledge for understanding pathogenic microorganisms, will be introduced.
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| 3-2 |
- ENDOCRINOLOGY
- This subject deals with general classes of chemical messengers and other cellular regulators (steroid and peptide hormones, neurohormones, growth factors, eicosanoids), and discussed with the cellular synthesis of chemical messengers and secretion, delivery, and metabolism. And deals with physiological function and regulation mechanism of various hormones.
|
| 3-2 |
- ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II
- Students will learn the structure and function of human body systems such as cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary, endocrine, and reproductive systems, and be able to apply and comprehend interrelated body functions. Especially, this course aims that student can get a solid foundation for the next advanced courses such as pathophysiology and pharmacology, and apply the knowledge from this course to the clinical practice.
|
| 3-2 |
- SYNTHETIC PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY I
- Synthetic Pharmaceutical Chemistry I covers the reaction mechanisms and experimental skills for basic organic reactions and helps to cultivate application ability towards the synthesis of various organic compounds, drugs as well as new compounds designed for specific purposes.
|
| 3-2 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS
- This course focuses on qualitative and quantitative analyses of pharmaceuticals based on principles of statistics for experimental data, chemical equilibrium, acid-base, precipitation, complex formation, and oxidation-reduction.
|
| 3-2 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL MICROBIOLOGY Ⅱ
- The microscopic and cultural characteristics of human pathogenic microorganisms, important clinical implications, immunological diagnotic method, immunization procedure and treatment measures including drug of choice for infectious diseases will be learned. Further the treatment and preventive measures of diseases through control of epidemics will be introduced including disinfectants as well as vaccination schemes.
|
| 3-2 |
- PHYSICAL PHARMACY Ⅱ
- Physical chemical properties of drugs; theory and practice applicable to design and evaluation of drug dosage forms; chemical kinetics and stability, interfacial phenomena, colloidal dispersion, coarse dispersion, micrometrics, rheology, oral solid dosage forms.
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| 3-2 |
- INSTRUMENTAL PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS I
- Principles of both chromatographies and spectroscopies such as TLC, HPLC, GC, UV, and IR, and their applications to drug analyses will be discussed.
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| 3-2 |
- PHARMACOGNOSY II
- "Pharmacognosy" derives from two Greek words, "pharmakon"or drug, and "gnosis" or knowledge. Pharmacognosy is defined as the study of bioactive natural products (plants, animals, minerals, microorganisms, marine natural products, and their metabolites). To broaden our knowledge of pharmacognosy, this course deals with the origin, culture, formulation, identification, evaluation, storage, effect, and bioactive compounds of natural products (Semen, Fructus, Herba, Folium, Cortex, Flos, Lignum, Resina？Extracta？Latex, Cryptogamae, Animalis).
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| 3-2 |
- MOLECULAR GENETICS
- For the comprehension of biology and genetics in the living organisms, the structure as well as the function of genome and genes will be taught at a molecular level, and further heredity of genetic materials from generation to generation and its related genetic diseases will be also introduced.
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| 3-2 |
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY I
- This course will focus on the understanding of pathogenesis at the cellular level, which will promote the ability of new drug development based on the targeting of disease-related signaling molecules and their pathway. This will enhance and provide student with power of understanding the underlying mechanism of various disease and the way to approach to the research on drug development.
|
| 3-2 |
- PHARMACY LABORATORY Ⅰ
- This course is designed to unite the theory and practice of the biochemistry, microbiology, organic pharmaceutical chemistry, and analytical chemistry. Emphasis is placed on the development of principles of various techniques and participation in laboratory experiments in these fields.
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| 3-2 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY II
- Living organism, and even in the cells of which they are composed, are enormously
complex and diverse. Nevertheless, certain unifying features are common to all things
that live. All make use of the same types of biomolecules, and all use energy. This
subject deal with component of cells, especially nucleic acid, and metabolism of high molecules.
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4 CURRICULUM
| 4-1 |
- IMMUNOLOGY
- Immunology is the study of how the body responds to foreign substances and how the body can discriminate between self and nonself. This course will focus on the understanding of the molecules, cells, and organs of the human body that participate in immune responses. This will help students understand the immune system in states of both health and disease, malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders.
|
| 4-1 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL PHARMACY Ⅰ
- This course introduces the student to modern pharmaceutical dosage forms and other novel approaches to the delivery of drugs in the human body. In each case, the basic principles underlying the type of dosage form will be reviewed. Relevant aspects of the formulation, manufacturing, stability and dispensing of these dosage forms will be presented with reference to appropriate commercial products wherever possible. Th study and application of the physicochemical principles that are necessary for the design, development and preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms will also be covered.
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| 4-1 |
- SYNTHETIC PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY II
- Synthetic Pharmaceutical Chemistry II covers the structure, physicochemical properties, history of development, synthetic methods as well as chemical process for manufacturing the drugs and thus helps to cultivate the knowledges and skills for synthesizing drugs in clinical use.
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| 4-1 |
- PREVENTIVE PHARMACY Ⅰ
- Preventive pharmacy mainly deals with the effects of foods, pharmaceuticals and environmental factors on human health not only for preventing related diseases but also improving human health. It is essential for pharmacists to have comprehensive knowledges on surrounding factors related with human health for participating as a member of the comprehensive health care team. For this particular semester, issues on public health, nutrition and food hygiene will be lectured.
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| 4-1 |
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY Ⅲ
- his subject deals with the biochemical principles of the chosen methods are discussed, along with the physiologic and biochemical changes for particular constituents that occur in normal and diseases states. The material on clinical interpretation serves as motivating link between workers and the physicians in their joints efforts in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Thus this knowledge must increase our chances of successful treatment various diseases.
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| 4-1 |
- INSTRUMENTAL PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS II
- Principles of spectroscopies such as MS and NMR spectrometry and their applications to drug analyses will be discussed.
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| 4-1 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
- In order to introduce the biotechnology for pharmaceuticals such as
antibiotics, immune suppressants and enzyme inhibitors, microbial
fermentation technology and animal/plant cell culture technology
employed in pharmaceutical industry will be taught. Furthermore
basic knowledge for pharmaceutical biotechnology will be acquired
by learning microbial breeding techniques and genetic engineering
techniques for improving the economic feasibility of biopharmaceutical industry.
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| 4-1 |
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY II
- This course will focus on the structural and functional changes related to various diseases, and thus, clinical symptoms. Understanding of pathogenesis of various disease will lead students to apply the knowledge for the drug development.
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| 4-1 |
- MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY Ⅰ
- Medicinal Chemistry I covers definition of medicinal chemistry, classification of drugs, relationships of physical properties between pharmaceutical activities, interaction between drugs and receptors, receptor site theory, enzymes and enzyme inhibitors, metabolism, prodrugs, and understanding of mechanism of action of drugs. The basic concept is studied for the mechanism of drug action, drug metabolism, structure activity relationship of drugs, and drug development.
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| 4-1 |
- PHARMACOLOGY II
- This course discuses the therapeutic drugs for the treatment of various problems in the cardiovascular and central nervous system in terms of their mechanism of action, metabolism, side effects, and clinical uses.
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| 4-1 |
- PHARMACOLOGY I
- The course is aimed to introduce students to the basic principles of pharmacology, including the definition of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, and the knowledge in drug-receptor binding with respect to electrophysiological, biochemical and physiological changes. The major focus of this course is on the introduction of drugs acting on the autonomic nervous system, in particular their mechanism of action, metabolism, adverse effects, and clinical applications.
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| 4-2 |
- APPLICATION OF INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS
- Various applications of spectroscopies such as UV, IR, NMR, MS to researches in life
science and drug industry will be discussed.
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| 4-2 |
- PRESCRIPTION OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE
- This subject covers the therapy, efficacy, drug composition, drug interaction, clinical application, and prescription of oriental medicine on the basis of a record in the literature of oriental medicine. This helps to enhance our knowledge on the clinical use of a medicine prepared from crude drug.
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| 4-2 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL PHARMACY Ⅱ
- This course is concerned with fundamental properties of pharmaceutical systems. In this course, the student is introduced to interfacial phenomena, rheology, micromeritics and so forth, with particular emphasis on those relevant pharmaceutical systems. This is followed by a consideration of the solid state, which is important because of the large number of solid dosage forms. The basic flow properties of a variety of systems are also discussed together with an introduction to kinetics, particularly as related to the stability of material in the liquid and solid state.
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| 4-2 |
- MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY Ⅱ
- Drugs are classified by pharmacological effects, and drugs of each groups are studied for the mechanism of actions, potency, pharmacological effects, drug metabolism, physicochemical characteristics, pharmacy dynamics, structure activity relationships, and drug development.
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| 4-2 |
- PREVENTIVE PHARMACY Ⅱ
- Preventive pharmacy mainly deals with the effects of foods, pharmaceuticals and environmental factors on human health not only for preventing related diseases but also improving human health. It is essential for pharmacists to have comprehensive knowledges on surrounding factors related with human health for participating as a member of the comprehensive health care team. For this particular semester, issues on chemical-induced toxicity, physical factors, environmental hygiene and industrial hygiene will be lectured.
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| 4-2 |
- PHARMACOLOGY Ⅳ
- This course is designed to cover the chemotherapeutic drugs for infectious diseases and cancer. Focuses will be on their mechanism of action, metabolism, pharmacokinetic profiles, and clinical applications.
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| 4-2 |
- PHARMACOLOGY Ⅲ
- This course is designed to cover the knowledge about drugs for the treatment of problems in various organs including the gastrointestinal, urinary, respiratory, immune, and endocrine systems. Emphasis will be placed on their mechanism of action, pharmacokinetic characteristics such as metabolism, side/toxic effects, and their clinical uses.
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| 4-2 |
- BIOLOGICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- The purpose of this course is to understand major metabolic pathways and biosyntheses from the view point of organic chemistry.
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| 4-2 |
- RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
- The main program is as follows: the introductory brief outline of radio chemistry,
radiation chemistry, and radio biology; the preparation and quality control of radio
pharmaceuticals, and their application in nuclear medicine; the management of radio pharmacy;
and radiation protection.
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| 4-2 |
- PHARMACOTHERAPY Ⅰ
- Pharmacotherapy 1 includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal diseases.
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| 4-2 |
- PHARMACY LABORATORY Ⅱ
- This course is designed to unite the theory and practice of the preventive pharmacy, pathophysiology, pharmacology, and medicinal chemistry. Major focus is on the development of principles of various techniques and participation in laboratory experiments in these fields.
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| 4-2 |
- PHARMACOTHERAPY Ⅱ
- Pharmacotherapy 2 includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of hepatitis, pancreatitis, renal, endocrinological, and infectious diseases. Medications for the management options related with organ transplantation will also be covered in this class.
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| 5-1 |
- TOXICOLOGY Ⅰ
- Toxicology is the science of poisons and has as its focus the study of adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms. This lecture will mention the processes of how chemicals exert their toxic effects to cover principles of toxicology and the underlying molecular events that lead from initial exposure to the chemical to the ultimate manifestation of toxic injury in an organism.
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| 5-1 |
- NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY I
- Covers the origin, structure determination, isolation and medicinal use of the natural products which are used directly for the treatment of desease and/or
used as a lead compounds for the new drug synthesis. Besides, the strategy of
natural products screening for the development of new drug will be discussed.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL PHARMACY Ⅲ
- An investigation of the principles underlying the formulation, dissolution, stability, and release of drug products for optimum delivery. To correlate the physicochemical theories and concepts with their application to the characterization, development, evaluation, and preparation of various dosage forms such as parenterals, ophthalmics, emulsions. suspensions, suppositories, aerosols.
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| 5-1 |
- MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY Ⅲ
- Drugs are classified by pharmacological effects, and drugs of each groups are studied for the mechanism of actions, potency, pharmacological effects, drug metabolism, physicochemical characteristics, pharmacy dynamics, structure activity relationships, and drug development.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACOECONOMICS
- Pharmacoeconomics class teaches economical aspect of medications used for the treatment of various diseases.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACOTHERAPY Ⅵ
- Pharmacotherapy 6 includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of various anemias, clotting disorders, hematological malignancies, breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACOTHERAPY Ⅴ
- Pharmacotherapy 5 includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of cerebral diseases, pain management, headache and migraine, and various psychiatric diseases.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACOTHERAPY Ⅳ
- Pharmacotherapy 4 includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, supraventricular and ventricular arrythmias, thrombosis-related diseases, Parkinson's disease, and seizures.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACOTHERAPY Ⅲ
- Pharmacotherapy 3 includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for the treatment of complicated cardiovascular and endocrinological diseases. Nutrition support for these special population will also be covered in this class.
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| 5-1 |
- DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM Ⅰ
- This course will provide students with the ability to optimize efficacy, stability and patient compliance of dosage form. The fundamental background necessary for application of physicochemical principles important to characterization, development, evaluation, and preparation of novel drug delivery systems will be covered.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACEUTICAL JURISPRUDENCE
- This topic covers minimal essential knowledge of law on pharmacy and related field such as narcotics, medical instruments, hygienics, cosmetics, etc.
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| 5-1 |
- BIOPHARMACEUTICS Ⅰ
- A study of the basic principles of pharmacokinetics and physiological basis for drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion; use of mathematical principles and equations to describe these processes as well as rational design dosage regimens for individual patients. Elementary compartmental modeling, mechanism of drug absorption, mechanism of renal clearance, multiple dosage regimens, nonlinear pharmacokinetics and assessment of drug bioavailability are discussed.
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| 5-1 |
- PHARMACY LABORATORY Ⅲ
- This course is designed to unite the theory and practice of the pharmacognosy, natural products chemistry, and pharmaeutical sciences. Major focus is on the development of principles of various techniques and participation in laboratory experiments in these fields.
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| 5-2 |
- TOXICOLOGY Ⅱ
- Toxicology is the science of poisons and has as its focus the study of adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms. This lecture will mention the basic processes of how to manage patients poisoned by not only pharmaceuticals but also all kinds of toxins in home, work place and environment.
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| 5-2 |
- BIOACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS
- We introduce the chemical structure, biological activity, origin, distribution, isolation, medicinal use of the every natural products which are expected to be a excellent treatment effect or a lead compound of synthesis of new drug.
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| 5-2 |
- NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY II
- Cover the origing, structure determination, distribution, isolation and medicinal use of the natural products which are used directly for the treatment
of disease and/or used as a lead compounds for the new drug synthesis. Besides,
the strategy of natural products screening for the development of new drug will
be discussed.
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| 5-2 |
- MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY Ⅳ
- Drugs are classified by pharmacological effects, and drugs of each groups are studied for the mechanism of actions, potency, pharmacological effects, drug metabolism, physicochemical characteristics, pharmacy dynamics, structure activity relationships, and drug development. In addition, drug design and molecular modeling are included for the development of new drugs.
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| 5-2 |
- DRUG DEVELOPMENT
- The lecture will be focussed both on understanding the progress of drug
development and on the co-relationship among the subjects taught in college
of pharmacy.
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| 5-2 |
- PRACTICAL PROCESS IN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
- Practical Process in Pharmaceutical Industry covers the theory and practical methodology for the various processes involved in the process of development and production of drugs.
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| 5-2 |
- PHARMACOPOEIA
- Introduce general notes, physical tests, and official monographs concerning drugs.
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| 5-2 |
- DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM Ⅱ
- Conventional dosage forms as well as novel drug delivery systems will be discussed in this course. Strategies and basic backgrounds to develop, evaluate and apply novel drug delivery systems in human body will be covered. Physicochemical characteristics of drug will be taught in association with drug product on the market. Emphasis will be put on transdermal delivery systems, and controlled release dosage forms.
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| 5-2 |
- MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
- Medication Administration class teaches, but not limited to, drug approval administration and healthcare insurance administration.
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| 5-2 |
- INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY
- This course introduces the conventional aspects of preparation of dosage forms. Emphasis will be on manufacturing and evaluation (the physical and chemical nature of the drug) as well as the regulatory environments. Product processing, packaging, evaluation and regulations will be discussed.
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| 5-2 |
- BIOPHARMACEUTICS Ⅱ
- A study of the basic principles of pharmacokinetics and their application to the rational design of both dosage forms and dosing regimens, optimizing the latter to further the likelihood of safe effective drug therapy in a variety of clinical situations. A study of factors influencing the absorption, distribution, excretion and metabolism of drugs in man and the role these processes play in the therapeutic effects of dugs. Distribution of drugs, hepatic elimination, biopharmaceutic considerations in drug product design, bioequivalence, and dose adjustment in renal and hepatic diseases are also discussed in this course.
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| 5-2 |
- INTRODUCTORY PHARMACY PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
- This subject is an introductory course which is performed in College of Pharmacy for Pharmacy practice experiences in hospital, community pharmacy, industry and government office, etc.
This course includes basic attitude and ethics as a pharmacist, and basic clinical practices such as drug dispensing, patients education, preparation of injection in hospital and community pharmacy. In addition, drug information and a strategy to prevent medication error are taught, and preliminary works are included in pharmaceutical industries and government administration.
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