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First year -First semester

Course title : General and Physical Chemistry

Course code : PA110

Course hours / week : L: 2 ; P/T: 2

The course presents general introduction, states of matter, chemical bonding,

thermodynamics, pKa, equilibria important to the pharmaceutical sciences. The course

deals also with topics as chemical reactions, complexation, vapor pressure, solubility,

electrolytes, non-electrolytes, boiling and melting points, solubility, partition coefficient,

acid/Base equilibria ,solving pH and buffer problems. The effect of pH on solubility of drugs,

chemical kinetics, drug partitioning and absorption are covered.

Course Objective / Expected Outcomes

By studying this course, the student will be able to:

Differentiate inorganic chemistry from other chemistry branches.

Be aware of basic information of physical chemistry including; the gas law, the ideal gas

equation and kinetic theory of gases

Describe and enhance the understanding of chemistry, behavior and different properties

of matter.

Understand analysis of some drugs and laboratory techniques.

Analyze, evaluate and interpret the obtained analytical data.

Handle complex issues in analysis of different inorganic substances.

Implement different methods of analysis for inorganic substances.

Locate and download on-line data and work coherently and successfully as a part of

team.

Course title : Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I

Course code : PC1101


The course deals with the nature and structure of organic compounds. The course deals

mainly with aliphatic and alicyclic organic compounds , namely: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes,

alkyl halides, alcohols , ethers, carbonyl compounds, amines and carboxylic acids.





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Recognize the different aliphatic organic compounds, classes, and functional groups.

Name and identify different aliphatic compounds according to different official methods of

nomenclature including IUPAC rules.

Identify organic aliphatic raw materials and handle glass wares ,solvents and be aware

of safety regulation.

Relate between the structure of each class and their medicinal values e.g valproic acid,

barbiturates and gabapentin.

Course title : Introduction to Medicinal Plants and Fundamentals of Chromatography

Course code : PG1101


The course provides a general introduction of medicinal plants. It discusses the different

factors that affect the production of medicinal plants, methods of proper cultivation,

collection, drying, storage, adulteration and evaluation according to official standards.

Fundamentals of chromatography are also covered.



Identify and recognize practically different medicinal plant organs macro- and

microscopically.

Summarize methods of plant propagation and illustrate the different ways of preparation

of the plants to pharmaceuticals.

Specify the bioactive constituent and adulterant in authentic materials.

Plan for proper use of medicinal plants in daily life.

Be aware of basic information about the various forms of chromatography and its

application.

Course title : Pharmacy Orientation

Course code : PT1101

Course hours / week : L: 2

The course covers the basic information of all aspects of professional pharmacy including

the scope of pharmacy, the role of pharmacist in society, historical background of pharmacy

practice, education, careers, ethics, and responsibilities, practice of community pharmacy,

pharmaceutical care, and communication skills.



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Course Objectives / Expected Outcomes


Recognize the role of pharmacist in society as a member in the integrated health care

team.

Know the mission of pharmacy, faculty departments, courses, the skills required to

become a pharmacist, to be familiar with the common pharmaceutical dosage forms and

different routes of administration.

Specify the contribution of pharmacy to today's health care provision.

Course title : English

Course code : EN1101


The course includes training in English reading, comprehension, basic grammatical rules,

writing and translation. The course aims to build student's confidence in English listening,

speaking, reading and writing using authentic materials.



Use speaking and listening to interact with others.

Use speaking to explore, express, and present ideas, information, and feelings.

Demonstrate enhanced vocabulary knowledge and usage.

Course title : Human Development

Course Code : HD1101


This course is designed to help students to understand the factors that influence behavior

and to learn how to take responsibility of one's own life. The course deals with, increasing

self-awareness and knowledge as a stepping stone to personal growth, developing personal

strengths and self-management. Specific topics such as personal needs and values,

individual style, concept of stress and time management are covered.

Course Objectives/Expected Outcomes


Learn how to think strategically and how to build his own future vision and mission, act

and react professionally.

Learn how to manage time.



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Define positive feedback.

Strengthen knowledge and approaches for improved human development.

Course title : Human Rights

Course code : HR1101


The course explains what our human rights are, recognition of need to protect human

freedom and human dignity. The course discusses the international perspective with special

emphasis on issues as privacy, health, discrimination and detention.



Distinguish the historical origins of human rights and how they formed in law.

Demonstrate the philosophical justifications of rights.

Appraise the controversies and complexities behind human rights.

First year – Second semester

Course title : Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry II

Course Code: PC1202


This course is designed to help students to understand the principle of aromaticity, types

and reaction mechanisms of electrophilic and nucleophilic substitution reactions of

benzenoid aromatic compounds. Chemical reactions of different classes of organic

compounds including aromatic hydrocarbons, halogen and nitroderivatives, amines ,

diazonium salts, phenols, aromatic carboxylic acids, aromatic aldehydes, aromatic ketones,

and sulfonic acids are covered.



Recognize the different aromatic organic compounds, classes, and functional groups.

Name and identify different organic aromatic compounds according to different official

methods of nomenclature including IUPAC rules.

Identify organic aromatic raw materials and handle glass wares, solvents and be aware

of safety regulation.



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Relate between the structure of each class and their medicinal value e.g aspirin,

paracetamol, sulphonamide, cresol and salazopyrine.

Course title : Physical Pharmacy



This course provides basic background information on physicochemical properties of drugs

and drug products. It deals with the fundamental principles of solubility, diffusion, and

dissolution phenomena. Buffer systems, disperse systems, surface & interfacial phenomena

adsorption, surface active agents , their significance & applications, rheology , flow of fluids,

colloids, suspensions, and emulsions are covered .

Course Objectives/Expected Outcomes:


Identify and characterize the state of matter.

Explain the concept of dissolution and solubility of compounds.

Identify the proper buffer system in pharmaceutical preparations.

Review the flow properties of pharmaceutical preparations.

Outline the application of surface active agents in pharmaceutical preparations.

Explain the effect of physicochemical characteristics on the formulation of drug products

and dictate various processes that govern drug design and delivery to the patients

Course title : Pharmacognosy I



The course provides an introduction to pharmacognosy, focuses on drugs obtained from

leaves, flowers, seeds, barks and woods, covers their morphological and microscopical

features, active constituents and safety.


By studying specify this course, the student will be able to:

Recall some important medicinal drugs of natural origin, regarding their history,

cultivation and collection, as well as diagnostic characters, active constituents and

medicinal uses.

Describe methods for detection of adulterants in medicinal crude drugs.



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Differentiate between selected examples covered in this course, morphologically,

microscopically and chemically.

Recognize various products of natural origin used by the public in the self-treatment of

diseases, regarding their safety and efficacy.

Course title : Anatomy and Histology

Course code : MD1201


The course provides comprehensive knowledge about the basic structure of the human

body and its clinical significance that provides a strong foundation for future studies. It deals

with human morphology that starts with the cellular level of organization followed by tissue,

organ and system levels. The microscopical features of various tissues with a particular

emphasis on the heart, lung, liver, kidney and brain are covered.

Course Objective / Expected Outcomes:


Recognize essential concepts of anatomy and histology to first year pharmacy student .

Explain the gross and microscopic anatomy of major systems of the body as well as

basic cell biology.

Relate organ structure to its function.

be aware with different clinical applications of anatomy and histology.

Course title : Medical Terminology

Course Code : PO1201


This course deals with basic components of medical terms (roots, prefixes, suffixes, and

linking or combining vowels) and how does the medical terminology work by combining

these basic components. The course also includes commonly used prefixes, and roots of

body system, as well as the commonly used medical abbreviations and diseases.


By studying this course the student will be able to:

Know the basic components of medical terms.

Use medical terminology by combining these basic components.

Compare and classify the commonly used prefixes, and roots of body system

Recognize the commonly used medical abbreviations



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Course title : Psychology

Course Code : PS1201


This course focuses on teaching Psychology as a relevant science to help students to

understand themselves and others better .Topics includes clinical psychology, types of

mental illness, personality, abnormal behavior, environmental and child psychology ,

social psychology , feelings and emotions, research methodologies, experimental

psychology and psychophysiology.



Define the importance of psychology in our daily life.

Recognize the importance of psychology in well- beings and welfare of human's life.

Explain the causes and types of mental illness.

Classify the different approaches to learning.

Distinguish different levels of psychological defense mechanisms.

Compare between the various motives theories.

Course title : English II & Technical Report Writing

Course code : EN1202


This course is continuation of English I, focusing on systemic approach to proper essay

writing such as idea development, paragraph structure, introduction, support and

conclusion.


By studying this course, the student will be able to

Engage in speaking and listening activities to develop a deeper understanding of texts.

Read and demonstrate comprehension scientific texts.

Gather, interpret, and document information logically, efficiently, and ethically.

Develop an effective, clear writing style.

Second year -First semester



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Course title : Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry III



The course is designed so that the students gain understanding on basic concepts of

spectroscopy especially ultraviolet, infrared, 1HNMR, 13CNMR and mass spectroscopy.

The students gain understanding the application of these techniques to elucidate and

predict the structure of any organic pharmaceutical compound.. The principles of

heterocyclic chemistry is essentially covered in this course.



Demonstrate and apply the different principles and theories of spectroscopic techniques

used in the identification and structure elucidation of drugs of organic origin.

Be aware of the principles of heterocyclic chemistry including basic rules in naming

different heterocycles .

Be aware of synthesis and mechanism of the reactions of different heterocycles

Relate between the structure of different heterocyclic rings and their medicinal value e.g

isoniazid , antibacterial and antifungal agents.

Course title : Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry

Course code : PA2102


The course presents general introduction of qualitative and quantitative analytical methods.

It also presents fundamental concepts and applications of manual and automated

volumetric analysis based on acid-base, precipitation, complexation and redox reactions. In

addition, different gravimetric analytical methods are given. Representative pharmaceutical

applications of all studied analytical methods are given.



Professionally and independently analyze pharmaceutical compounds by different

methods of quantitative analysis.

Understanding analysis of drugs and laboratory techniques.

Analyze, evaluate and interpret the obtained data.

Conduct standard pharmaceutical laboratory procedures and instrumentation.



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Work coherently and successfully as a part of team and apply statistics to

pharmaceutical analysis.

Course title : Pharmaceutics I

Course code: PT2103


This course provides an in-depth study of liquid pharmaceutical dosage forms. It deals with

the principles and techniques involved in the design, formulation and quality control testing

of liquid dosage forms (syrups, mixtures, elixirs, tinctures, lotions and others),

pharmaceutical excipients use, pharmaceutical suspensions, emulsions, and

pharmaceutical incompatibilities.



Review the design, formulation, manufacture, stability and evaluation of liquid dosage

forms which are important for pharmacy practice.

Differentiate between the different types of solutions, suspensions and emulsions.

Specify additives for solutions, suspensions and emulsions.

Identify various types of pharmaceutical incompatibilities

Course title : Pharmacognosy II

Course code: PG2103


This course is continuation of pharmacognosy-I course. The course covers the

morphological and microscopical features, active constituents and safety of therapeutic

drugs obtained from plant organs as fruits, herbs, subterranean and unorganized drugs as

balsams, resins and gums.



Recall some important medicinal drugs of natural origin, regarding their history,

cultivation and collection, as well as diagnostic characters, active constituents and

medicinal uses.

Describe methods for detection of adulterants in medicinal crude drugs.

Differentiate between selected examples covered in this course, morphologically,

microscopically and chemically.



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Recognize various products of natural origin used by the public in the self-treatment of

diseases, regarding their safety and efficacy.

Course title : Physiology

Couse code : MD2102


The course comprises the study of characteristics and electrophysiological properties of cell

membrane, muscle and nerves. Topics as autonomic nervous system, nervous structure

and function, cardiovascular system, blood, respiratory cycle, gastrointestinal system,

reproduction system, renal system, endocrine glands and body temperature regulation are

covered.



Outline the basic human physiological functions and their regulations.

Distinguish the physiological interrelations between body system.

Describe cell biology as well as physiology of different body systems and regulatory

mechanisms

Specify the structure and function of the human body essential for pharmacist as health

care professionals .

Course title : Computer Science

Course code : CS2101


Course topics include introduction to computer technology, computer hardware, software,

operating systems, practice on major application software packages such as word

processing, spreadsheets, database and presentation graphics. The course gives students

the ability to deal with the concept of computer science, emphasizes the knowledge and

skills required to efficiently discharge the duties and responsibilities of the pharmacist.



Communicating effectively with technical and non-technical groups/individuals.

Use techniques, skills, and modern software development tools necessary for computing

practice.

Use written communication skills effectively.



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Engage in lifelong learning.

Second year - Second semester

Course code: Pharmaceutics II

Course title : PT2204


This course provides an in-depth study of semisolid pharmaceutical dosage forms

(ointments, creams, gels and pastes), suppositories, sterile pharmaceutical preparations

(parenteral and ophthalmic preparations), and preformulation parameters.



Describe the meaning of semisolid pharmaceutical dosage forms.

Know the principles and techniques involved in the design, formulation and quality

control testing of semisolid dosage forms and suppositories.

Identify the preformulation parameters.

Know the techniques involved in the design and formulation of sterile pharmaceutical

preparations.

Course code: Pathophysiology

Course title : MD2203


Pathophysiology is important for knowing disease – induced physiological changes.

Students learn about the phenomena that produce alterations in human physiologic

functions and the resulting human response to major disease categories in human. Selected

topics as endocrine disorders, pancreatic disorders, vascular and hematological disorders,

disease of urinary, pulmonary, digestive systems and inflammation are covered.

Course Objectives/Expected Outcome


Identify the pathological changes development in the body, and their effects in terms of

symptoms of diseases.

Specify normal functions of the body systems in order to understand the abnormal

functions and manifestation of diseases process.



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Course title: General Microbiology

Course code : PM2201


The first part of this course is an introductory course in which students study the

fundamental structural and metabolic characteristics of microorganisms. In the second part

of this course, medically important bacterial pathogens (Gram positive and Gram negative

bacteria) are discussed in terms of the clinical, therapeutic, and epidemiological aspects of

diseases caused by them, mechanisms of pathogenesis, their identification in the clinical

laboratory, treatment and prevention.



Describe the wide diversity of microorganisms.

Tabulate differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

List variant and invariant bacterial structures.

Summarize bacterial cell structure, growth and metabolism.

Classify a number of microbial life forms.

Identify and distinguish bacteria causing diseases.

Course title : Phytochemistry I



The course deals with main topics as carbohydrates, volatile oils , resins, bitter principles ,

tannins and drug derived from them. Each topic focuses on: physicochemical properties,

identification, structure activity relationship, qualitative and quantitative estimation, doses,

medicinal uses and adverse effects.



Specify the chemical nature of crude drugs' constituents.

Outline the methods of isolation and purification of crude drugs’ constituents.

Outline the methods of assaying and evaluating the chemical constituents of crude

drugs and pharmaceutical preparations.

Explore the structure activity relationship of these phytoconstituents.



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Course title : Pharmacy Laws, Ethics and Legislation

Course code : PP2201


This course covers both legislation and laws that impact and regulate the practice of

pharmacy. The course enables students to know the core components of national drug

policy, list the core elements in laws and legislation regulating pharmaceutical sector, and

describe the concepts of essential drugs, rational use of drugs and code of ethics in addition

to all issues related to ethics in pharmacy practice and understanding the diverse legal

issues impacting future professional practice.



Discuss the commonly regulations as well as the pharmacy legislation concerning drug

intake and handling.

Distinguish the importance of pharmacy legislation in pharmacy practice.

Analyze illegal mistakes during their practice.

Solve serious complications during pharmacy practice.

Course title : Pharmacy Administration

Course code: MG2201


The course presents selected important issues as: purchasing and financing a new

pharmacy, a location analysis, pharmacy layout design, advertising, inter-personal

communication, inter-professional relations and patient consultation



Manage the dilemma faced by pharmacists in being both, caring professional and a

successful manager

Be aware with the concept of planning , organization and management process

Organize each aspect of managerial process

Course title :Mathematics & Statistics

Course code : MS2201


This course provides an essential guide to the mathematical concepts, techniques, and



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calculations a student in the pharmaceutical sciences is likely to encounter. Using a wide

range of worked examples, the course leads the student through the pharmaceutical

relevance of topics in arithmetic, algebra, logarithms, trigonometry, differential calculus,

integration, data description and graphical presentation, probability and probability

distributions, confidence intervals, and inferential statistical tests.



Explain the linear equation & curve fitting methodologies.

Recall the steps required during frequency distribution, arithmetic mean, and

standard deviation calculations.

Describe curve drawing, area under curve, and the order differential

equations.

Solve the mathematical equations accurately

Third year - First semester

Course title : Pharmaceutics III



This course provides an in-depth study of solid pharmaceutical dosage forms (powders,

granules, tablets, and capsules), complexation, and micromeritics. It includes powders

technology, granules and granulation, tablets formulations, tablets coating, sustained

release preparations, quality control of solid dosage forms and capsules.



Describe the meaning of solid dosage forms.

Show the common advantages and disadvantages of each dosage form.

Describe tablet preparation, excepients used in tablet formulation and coating.

Identify different types of complexation and micromeritics.

Discuss quality control testing for each studied dosage form.



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Course title : Phytochemistry II



The course is continuation of phytochemistry -I. ,dealing with glycosides , alkaloids and

drug derived from them. Each topic focuses on: physicochemical properties, identification,

structure activity relationship, qualitative and quantitative estimation, doses, medicinal uses

and adverse effects. Separation techniques also are covered.



Specify the chemical nature of crude drugs' constituents.

Outline the methods of isolation and purification of crude drugs’ constituents.

Outline the methods of assaying and evaluating the chemical constituents of crude

drugs and pharmaceutical preparations.

Explore the structure activity relationship of these phytoconstituents.

Be aware with theoretical concepts and application of different chromatographic

techniques.

Course title : Pharmacology I

Course code : PO3102


The general principles of pharmacology are presented; such as pharmacokinetics,

pharmacodynamics, receptor theory, drug interaction and principle of therapeutics. This

followed by a comprehensive study of the pharmacodynamics, toxicological actions and

therapeutic uses of drugs affecting autonomic nervous system, autacoids and anti-

inflammatory drugs.



Provide the basic knowledge about commonly used group of drugs affecting autonomic

nervous system.

Understand the safe use of drugs as regards adverse effects, contraindications and drug

interactions.

Discuss the pharmacokinetic, dynamic and therapeutic action of different groups of

drugs affecting body systems.



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Recognize the use of life saving drugs.

Course title : Pharmaceutical Microbiology



This course deals with the study of antimicrobial agents including major classes of

antibiotics, antifungal, antiviral, antiprotozoal and anthelmintic agents, their mechanisms of

action, development of resistance and clinical uses. Introduction to sterilization, different

methods of sterilization (moist heat sterilization, chemical sterilization, etc…), validation of

the sterilization process, introduction to disinfection, different methods of disinfection, and

factors affecting their choice are covered. This course deals also with the sources of

microbial contamination of pharmaceutical products during both manufacturing and in-use.

Microbiological testing to validate pharmaceuticals and measures to prevent or reduce such

contamination are studied.


By studying this course, the student will be able

Get acquainted with different methods of sterilization and disinfection.

Prevent and guard against different infections by sterilization and disinfection.

Describe methods used to reduce microbial contamination of pharmaceuticals during

manufacturing and in use.

Get acquainted with sterility testing.

Describe hospital disinfection protocols.

Identify chemotherapeutic antimicrobial agents.

Describe mechanisms of action, spectrum, resistance and clinical use of antimicrobial

agents.

Course title : Biochemistry I

Course code : PB3101


The course enables students to be oriented with the biochemical importance of macro- and

micronutrients and the structure and functions of enzymes, sugars, lipids and proteins .it

also enables students to interpret medical laboratory reports. Topics as major body fluids

composition , their clinical impact and the metabolic pathways of nucleotides are

considered.



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Apply the major steps of the scientific method for problem solving.

Identify, describe, and recite the function of the major organelles found in cells.

Discuss basic chemistry and structure of protein as it relates to biological processes that

take place in cells.

correlate the biological changes with the structure of a constituent.

Course title : Instrumental Analysis



The course presents general introduction of instrumental analytical methods. It presents an

introduction to spectrometric methods, components of optical instruments, introduction to

optical atomic spectrometry, atomic absorption and atomic fluorescence spectrometry,

atomic emission spectrometry, introduction to molecular spectroscopy including uv/visible

absorption spectrometry, molecular luminescence, infrared spectrometry, neuclear magnetic

resonance and molecular mass spectrometry. Representative pharmaceutical applications

are discussed.



Efficiently work on different instruments of analytical chemistry and apply this knowledge

correctly and professionally in choice of suitable instrument for analytical

problem.

Understand the principles of spectroscopic techniques as UV, colorimetry, flourimetry

and photometry.

Analyze, evaluate and interpret the obtained analytical data.


Implement different methods of analysis for raw materials and medicines.

Implement techniques used in operating pharmaceutical equipment and instruments.

Locate and download on-line data and work coherently and successfully as a part of

team.

Practice independent learning needed for continuous development.



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Third year - Second semester

Course title : Biochemistry II



The course enables students to recognize the biological reactions that occur in the living

tissues and to explain several phenomena related to normal and physiological conditions of

the human body. The course also enables students to measure levels of different blood

constituents in human blood and interpret changes in these levels related to different human

pathologies.



Understand the concept of catabolism and anabolism

Know the mechanism of cell signal transduction especially in the metabolism of

macromolecules. This includes the adenyl cycalase, the second messenger; cyclic AMP

and protein kinase

Understand the molecular principles that underlie biochemical reactions and can

interpret their disorders in relation to its metabolic cause.

Course title : Pharmacology II



This course is a continuation of pharmacology-I. Major emphasis is placed on the

pharmacology of drugs affecting central nervous system, cardiovascular system and

gastrointestinal system.



Provide the basic knowledge about commonly used group of drugs affecting central

nervous system, cardio vascular system and gastro intestinal tract.

Understand the safe use of drugs as regards adverse effects, contraindications and drug

interactions.

Discuss the pharmacokinetic, dynamic and therapeutic action of different groups of



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drugs affecting body systems such as central nervous system, cardiovascular system

and gastrointestinal system.

Recognize the use of life saving drugs.

Course title : Medicinal Chemistry I



The course provides a brief introduction to physicochemical properties of drugs in relation to

biological action and metabolism .The course covers medicinal chemistry study of drugs

acting on: autonomic nervous system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system , digestive

system and neurodegenerative diseases. Local anesthetics and diuretics are also

discussed. For each class of dugs a study of their chemical structure in relation to activity

and molecular mode of action are considered. Furthermore, organic synthesis, analysis and

metabolism of selected significant drugs are illustrated.


By the end of this course, student will be able to :

Get acquainted by the optimum physicochemical properties of the drugs in relation to its

absorption, distribution ,metabolism and elimination.

Understand the effect of optical and geometric isomerism on pharmacodynamic

properties of the drugs .

Categorize the drugs of different classes based on either the pharmacological actions or

chemical structures or both.

Understand how the drugs of each studied class perform its pharmacological actions

regarding its drug receptor-interaction.

Appraise the pharmacological activity and potency of convergent drugs of the same

class according to the general principles of structure activity relationship involved in each

class.

Course title : Biopharmacetics, Pharmacokinetics and Drug Stability

Course Code : PT3206


This course provides a study of basic principles of pharmacokinetics, drug stability, and

biopharmaceutics to understand the fate of drug after administration, processes of drug

absorption from various routes of administration and the effect of physicochemical



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properties of drugs, dosage forms and routes of administration on the rate and extent of

drug absorption. The acceptable regulatory conditions for bioequivalence studies, different

routes of drug degradation principles and kinetics of chemical degradation, stress stability

testing and means of prolonging shelf life of pharmaceutical products are covered.



Illustrate the time course of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion.

Relate the ADME system to the intensity and time course of therapeutic and adverse

effects of drugs.

Calculate the basic pharmacokinetic parameters.

Predict gastrointestinal absorption of drugs based on their physicochemical and

biological properties as well as the dosage form.

Know the regulatory conditions for bioequivalence studies.

Identify different routes of drug degradation principles and kinetics of chemical

degradation, stress stability testing and means of prolonging shelf life of pharmaceutical

products.

Course title : Instrumental Analysis II



The course topics cover electroanalytical chemistry (potentiometry, voltammetry,

amperometry, and coulometry) and separation methods which includes different

chromatographic and electrophoretic analytical methods (TLC, HPTLC, GC, LC, HPLC,

UPLC and HPCE). Representative pharmaceutical applications are discussed.



Define the basic concept of chromatographic techniques as TLC, HPLC and GC.

Illustrate the basic principles of polarography.


Handle complex issues in analysis of any drug.


Implement different methods of analysis for raw materials and medicines.

Implement techniques used in operating pharmaceutical equipment and instruments.



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Work coherently and successfully as a part of team

Course title : Immunology :



Introduction and overview of the immune system are presented. The course topics include

antigen, immunoglobulin structure and functions, antigen antibody reactions and their

detection methods, cell mediated immune response, hypersensitivity reactions and

autoimmune disorders, vaccines, diagnostic immunity and some disorders associated with

the immune system.



Define the basic structure of the immune system.

Distinguish fine the main humoural and cellular components of the immune system.

Describe the types of antigens and their role in eliciting an immune response.

List the basic structure and function of immunoglobulins.

Associate the cellular immune response as well as cytokine production and explain their

mode of action.

Know the basis of hypersensitivity reactions , autoimmunity and tumour immunology

Identify and comprehend the basic tests used in diagnostic immunology and their

applications.

Course title : Introduction to pharmacy practice



This course provides basic background information about pharmacy practice as a discipline

of pharmacy essential for developing the professional roles of pharmacist as a member in

multidisciplinary health care team. It deals with the development and history of pharmacy

practice, international and new dimensions of pharmacy practice, introduction to the new

roles of the pharmacist, areas of pharmacy practice, health, illness and medicines use,

compliance, measuring and regulating medicines use (Pharmacovigilance,

pharmacoepidemiology, and Health economics), and communication skills.





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Know the basic background information and history of pharmacy practice.

Identify the new roles of the pharmacist and challenges meeting pharmacist in 21st

century.

Identify different dimensions of pharmacy practice (pharmaceutical care, clinical

pharmacy, evidence-based pharmacy, meeting patients’ needs, self medication, chronic

patient care, pharmacovigilance, quality assurance of pharmaceutical care services).

Construct the basic principles of pharmaceutical care and skills of pharmaceutical

consultations.

Evaluate the clinical skills programs, developing a communication skills and different

research methods and information resources..

Fourth Year - First Semester

Course title : Medicinal Chemistry II



The course deals with medicinal chemistry study of topics as : drugs acting on central

nervous system, narcotic analgesic agents, non steroidal anti-inflammatory agents and

antihistamines. Anti diabetic drugs, thyroid and anti-thyroid drugs, steroids, steroidal

hormones and related drugs, drugs used to treat osteoporosis are also covered . For each

class, a study of their chemical structure in relation to activity and molecular mode of action

are considered. Furthermore, organic synthesis, analysis and metabolism of selected

significant drugs are illustrated.



Categorize the drugs of different classes based on either the pharmacological actions or

chemical structures or both.

Understand how the drugs of each studied class perform its pharmacological actions.

Appraise the pharmacological activity and potency of correlated drugs of the same class

according to the general principles of structure activity relationship involved in each

class.

Illustrate the drug metabolism in each class of medicines

Suggest possible method for drugs quantitative analysis.



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Course title : Public Health



Virology: This course is designed to study the major viruses causing important diseases in

humans. The course focuses on determinants of viral virulence and the host response to

infections. Modern diagnosis of viral infections, vaccines and controls of viral infections are

also discussed. General mycology, characteristics of fungi, major groups of fungi, their

structure, function, life cycle, physiology , classification and antifungal chemotherapy. The

course focuses on the parasites of medical importance that cause human morbidity and

mortality throughout the world with attention to endemic parasites and national parasitic

problems. It introduces the student to the general aspects of Parasitology with emphasis on

fundamental mechanisms of host-parasite relationships, parasite morphology, life cycle,

pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment and prevention

and control strategies.



Identify and describe the members of the viral world

Tabulate the differences between bacteria and viruses

Identify and distinguish viruses causing diseases

Identify and interpret the signs and symptoms of some viral diseases.

Identify and distinguish fungi causing diseases

Identify and interpret the signs and symptoms of some fungal diseases.

Classify different parasitic infection and describe in details the life cycle of medically

important parasites

Record the clinical features accompanying each parasitic infection and select the proper

treatments for them

Course title : Pharmacoepidomology and Pathology



The course introduces the students to the basic principles of epidemiology and

environmental health concepts, and their applications to assess public health needs and to

develop activities that benefit the health status of populations. Introduction to general



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pathology (cellular adaptation, cell injury, inflammation, hemodynamic disorders), important

terms and introduction to neoplasia are also covered.



List the different pathological terms relationships

Identify the steps and stages of inflammation

Summarize the basis of cell injury and adaptaion.

Identify neoplasms and their classification, nomenclature, epidemiology, characteristics,

etiology and diagnosis.

Describe environmental health programs for prevention of diseases.

Identify basic principles of epidemiology and its role in improving human life.

Course title : Cosmetics



This course provides students with all the information about cosmetic products regarding

their nature as well as formulations, indications and unwanted effects. This information is of

particular interest for the better understanding of the role of pharmacist in patient counseling

about the choice and limitations of cosmetics and over-the-counter cosmeceutical products.



Know the difference between cosmetic and cosmeceutical products.

Know the structure and functions of skin and hair.

Identify some disorders of skin (e.g. acne) and hair (e.g. hair loss).This information is

important for the better understanding and patient counseling about choice and

limitations of cosmetics.

Identify cosmetic products regarding their nature as well as indications and unwanted

effects.

study of the ingredients involved in the different cosmetic preparations such as cleansing

products, emollients and moisturizers, anti-acne products, sun screens, sun tans and

sun burn products, antiperspirants and deodorants, hair dyes, shampoo, conditioners

and antidandruff products..



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Course title : Toxicology and Forensic Chemistry



The general part of the course deals with the study of the principles, concepts and

mechanisms of toxicity induced by drugs, environmental chemicals or natural toxins. The

course describes sources of poisons, pharmacokinetics, pathophysiology and treatment.

Forensic Chemistry helps students to understand chemical, biochemical, and microscopy

principles associated with analyzing organic and inorganic substances including soil, blood,

DNA, hair, drugs, toxins, fibers, and glass find in crime stage.



Deal with the study of the principles, concepts and mechanisms of toxicity induced by

drugs

Describe sources of poisons, pharmacokinetics, pathophysiology and treatment.

Understand chemical, biochemical, and microscopy principles associated with analyzing

organic and inorganic substances including soil, blood, DNA, hair, drugs, toxins, fibers,

and glass find in crime stage

Enumerate different pathways for management of poisons

Course code : Non Prescription Therapeutics (OTC)



This course integrates the pathophysiology and therapeutics of diseases providing a

systematic approach to assessing and treating self-treatable conditions. It deals with the

role of evidence based medicine in regard to therapeutic decisions and problem solving,

and identifies the different over-the-counter medications, different medical devices and self-

designed tests approaches and use.



Predict patient's problems and handling them in a good pharmaceutical care manner

regarding to OTC drugs and specific patients populations.

Learn a systematic approach to assessing, and treating self-treatable conditions by OTC

medications.



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Know the commonly faced disorders in their pharmacy practice such as analgesics,

allergic rhinitis, common cold, diarrhea, constipation, gastritis…etc.)

Manage specific patient populations, adverse reactions, drug interactions and

contraindication of drugs.

Assess the diagnostic signs and symptoms of the most common disease disorders.

Evaluate medication history, patient education about disease and therapy

Course title : Dispensing and Pharmaceutical Care



This course is one of the stepping stones to help students lay the foundation to reach full

competence in pharmacy practice and patient care. It describes the pharmaceutical care as

a dimension of pharmacy practice, the role of pharmacist as a member of healthcare team,

difference between clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care, how to build a professional

dispensing and pharmaceutical care practice and how to prepare the practitioner to provide

pharmaceutical care and services to patients.



Know the pharmaceutical care as new vision of patient-oriented pharmacy practice.

Know the role of pharmacist as a member of healthcare team, pharmacy profession,

pharmaceutical care practice and different pharmaceutical services

Develop pharmaceutical care plans that build skills on recommending therapy,

evaluating and monitoring the efficacy and safety of medications

Know how to identify medication related problems and provide the proper solution for

them.

Course title : First Aid


Course hours / week : L:1

The course provides the students with methods of first line treatment of common emergency

medical situations. Basic principles in treatment of some wounds, fractures, burns,

hemorrhage and different types of shock are covered.





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Understand the methods of diagnosis and management of common toxicological cases,

injuries and emergency medical problems.

Discuss the main guidelines of management of injuries and emergency medical

problems.

Recognize necessity for further emergency medical management.

Fourth Year – second Semester

Course title : Medicinal Chemistry III



This course covers the study of the medicinal chemistry of anti-infective agents including

antibiotics and agents acting as synthetic antibacterial, antimycobacterial, antifungal,

antiviral, antiparasite and anticancer. For each class a study of their chemical structure in

relation to activity and molecular mode of action are considered. Furthermore, organic

synthesis, analysis and metabolism of selected significant drugs are illustrated.



Illustrate the chemical structure , nomenclature, pharmacophoric moieties and

consequently the structure - activity relationship of each class of medicine.

Understand how the drugs of each studied class perform its pharmacological actions

regarding either its drug receptor-interaction fundamental principles or biochemical

reaction interferences-enzyme inhibitors.

Illustrate the drug metabolism in each class of medicines

Suggest possible method for drugs quantitative analysis.

Course title : Phytotherapeutics and Forensic Pharmacognosy



The course includes the use of herbal medicines for treatment of different types of diseases,

the herbal drug action, side-effects, and their contra-indication with certain drugs. Forensic

topics are also discussed.


By the end of this course, student will be able to.



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Recognize potential herb drug interaction.

Prescribe herbal remedies for different diagnosed diseases.

Understand the concept of Forensic Pharmacognosy

Course title : Industrial Pharmacy



This course deals with imperative unit operations of industrial significance such as heat

transfer, evaporation, mixing, drying, centrifugation, crystallization, pharmaceutical powder

technology, filtration, emulsification, packaging, industrial gases, storage and techniques of

heat removal from materials.



Distinguish between the more specialized unit operations.

Choose more specific machinery for specially intended needs.

Select the preferable procedure in drug manufacturing operations.

Distinguish between machinery for each specific operation e.g. evaporation,

crystallization based on their advantages and disadvantages.

Evaluate the physical characteristics of products produced under different conditions.

Course title : Clinical Pharmacology

Course code : PO 4206


The course provides pharmacological and clinical knowledge about some commonly

occurring clinical problems affecting different body systems and their implications in health

promotion. The course focuses on handling drugs during selected cases as pregnancy,

breast feeding, pediatrics and geriatrics.



Understand the methods of diagnosis and management of commonly occurring clinical

problems

Discuss the main guidelines of management of most clinical problems

Recognize the rational and general guidelines of the use of drugs in special population

such as pediatrics, pregnancy and lactation and in case of liver and kidney impairment.



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Course title : Biotechnology

Course code : PM 4206


The course provides definition of genetics, genome, chromosome, gene, genetic code,

genotype, and genomics. Structure and function of genetic material, the process of DNA

replication, protein synthesis, gene expression, mutation and gene rearrangement,

regulation of gene expression in bacteria, the mechanisms of genetic recombination, DNA

transfer, and plasmids are considered.The course covers the foundations of traditional

biotechnology including the development of microbial use in fermentation processes,

bioreactors, kinetic modelling of microbial cell growth and applications of fermentation

technology. Additionally, students are introduced to modern biotechnology including basic

principles of recombinant DNA technology and its versatile applications.



Differentiate and compare DNA and RNA

Distinguish, differentiate and compare different methods of DNA transfer

Describe protein synthesis.

Discover and describe mutation and different mutants

Identify Industrial microbiology and biotechnology

Describe different applications of biotechnology in manufacturing of pharmaceutical

products.

Discover the importance of using DNA cloning technique in biotechnology for production

of pharmaceuticals.

Course title : Hospital Pharmacy



This course provides an in-depth study of hospital pharmacy practice. It deals with the

hospital pharmacist administrative and technical activities within the healthcare-team

through interdisciplinary interactions. Upon completion, students should be able to explain

hospital organization/committee functions, describe the role of pharmacy in the hospital and

its relationship to hospital organization, and identify the pharmacist administrative and

technical services and his responsibilities in hospitals.



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Describe the role of pharmacy in the hospital and its relationship to hospital organization.

Discuss the purpose and management of the hospital formulary.

Develop an understanding of how medicines are purchased and dispensed in hospitals.

Recognize different drug distribution systems to inpatients and outpatients and

dispensing to ambulatory patients.

Categorize medication errors.

Describe methods of preparation of sterile and non-sterile preparations needed in the

hospital.

Detect the possible incompatibilities, while dispensing or preparing iv infusion.

Recognize facilities and equipment required for production of sterilized medicine in

hospitals.

Recognize how to handle special drugs, e.g. radiopharmaceuticals and cytotoxic drugs

safely. .

Course title : Drug Delivery Systems and Targeting



This course provides a study of design, formulation and theories of drug delivery systems

such as controlled and modified release drug delivery systems, implants, transmucosal,

transdermal, ocular, vaginal, rectal delivery systems. Targeted drug delivery systems such

as colon targeting and nano drug delivery systems including vesicular systems, micelles,

dendrimers, polymeric nanoparticles, microemulsions and nanoemulsions, nanocrystals,

lipid nanoparticles, cyclodextrins, and gene delivery systems are covered.



Know the meaning of nanomedicine and nano drug delivery systems.

Describe the formulation principles of sustained and controlled drug delivery systems.

Assess and differentiate between different types of nano drug delivery systems including

vesicular systems, micelles, dendrimers, polymeric nanoparticles, microemulsions and

nanoemulsions, nanocrystals, lipid nanoparticles, cyclodextrins and gene delivery

systems.



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Show the common advantages and disadvantages of each system.

Give overview of nanotechnology products available in the market.

Fifth year – First semester

Course title : Clinical Biochemistry & Advanced Molecular Biology



The course enables students to illustrate the use of certain biochemical molecules as

enzymes, proteins, tumor markers in efficient diagnosis of various diseases as liver, heart

and kidney diseases together with their clinical features in diagnosis. Recent development

in diagnosis as molecular biology and genetic engineering are covered.


By the end of this course, student will be able to

Get acquainted by core knowledge and skills in the theory and practice of Clinical

Biochemistry .

Be familiar with a fundamental understanding of the impact of clinical biochemistry

results on the diagnosis and management of common medical conditions

Course title : Drug Design



The course covers the fundamental concepts of drug design including the study of the

process of drug discovery , biochemical classes of drug targets, drug action on enzymes

and receptors, lead identification, lead optimization, functional group modification,

bioisosterism, quantitative structure activity, relationship, computer aided drug design,

prodrug design, soft and hard drug design. Drug metabolism is fully explained with special

emphasis on role of metabolism in drug design.


By the end of this course, student will be able to:

Get acquainted by the fundamental principles of drug discovery and drug development.

Identify a lead compound for further development in a way to reduce the toxicity, improve

the pharmacological activity and improve the pharmacokinetic properties.



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Comprehend the fundamental principles of drug metabolism and be able to appraise

some related instances providing a justified scheme for its metabolism.

Examine fundamental molecular structural applications of Phase I and II drug

metabolism in pharmacotherapy, including the activation of specific prodrugs and the

deactivation of specific potent drugs in the human body.

Appraise the possible ways of drug interaction with its receptor in an application to the

studied drug-receptor interaction theories.

Be aware of the fundamental aspects of drug action at receptors and enzymes as well.

Define the physicochemical parameters of quantitative structure activity relationship

(QSAR); electronic, lipophilic and steric parameters.

Apply the basic principles of QSAR for modulation of some instances of

pharmacologically active drugs in a way to improve the pharmacokinetic and

pharmacodynamics attributes

Course title : Industrial Quality Control and GMP



This course is designed to familiarize students with machinery, factory design, and industrial

safety measures in drug industry. This course deals with basic concepts of quality

assurance and good manufacture practice, pharmaceutical process validation, sanitation

and hygiene, organization structure of quality system, personal qualifications, building

facilities, materials handling, packing and labeling, sterile production, documentation,

complain and recall, self inspection control and auditing.



Compare drug manufacturing processes and operations.

Distinguish how factory design is done.

Evaluate the safety measures used in factories.

Implement the principles of GMP guidelines for premises, production and quality control.

Compare some general unit operations.

Know the general outlines of packaging technology, including the influence of packaging

material on the dosage form, packaging stability, packaging area and GMP of packaging

technology.



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Course title : Community Pharmacy



The course deals with the role of community pharmacy and pharmacists in patient’s

assessment, counseling, medication therapy management, the operational procedures

relating to retail pharmacy, plan of an ideal retail and whole sale drug store. Interpretation of

prescriptions, principles of compounding and dispensing of medications, knowledge of

therapeutics of OTC drugs and self-health care are also covered.



Recognize, define and be aware of the role of the community pharmacist.

Demonstrate knowledge and skills, which are appropriate for their functional levels in the

community pharmacy.

Know the operational procedures relating to retail pharmacy, plan of an ideal retail and

whole sale drug store

Identify the different factors affecting the increased role of community pharmacist.

Apply the self-care model on different health care problem cases.

Analyze complaints in order to make appropriate OTC/herbal medication

recommendations.

Evaluate the prescription, identify compliance barriers, potential drug-related problems &

perform appropriate interventions.

Develop Strategies to improve therapeutic outcome

Course title : Pharmacotherapy I



This course integrates the pathophysiologic abnormalities of disease states with concepts of

drug action and therapy. The course focuses on anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapy),

hormones and hormonal antagonists. Identification and treatment of significant drug-drug or

drug-disease state interactions are covered. Pharmacotherapy of selected disease states is

illustrated using patient cases.





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Extend knowledge about therapeutics of different disease states.

Collect data about patients and correlate patient history with the proper medication.

Compare and classify the mechanism of action of drugs, their chemical classes,

common adverse reactions, interactions, monitoring and dosing for different agents.

Discuss various therapeutic modalities (including non-drug modalities) and substantiate

facts with specific literature, text, handout or reading resulting in a rational therapeutic

plan.

Course title : Quality Control of Herbal Products



The course includes the quality control and required specifications for herbal medicines

according to that specified in different pharmacopeias and by international organizations.

The course discusses the different factors that affect the production of medicinal plants and

their constituents as well as their adulteration.



Understand the principles of good manufacturing practice and performing quality control

analysis.

Recognize proper application of HPLC and GC in the phytopharmaceuticals (qualitatively

and quantitatively).

Explain different spectroscopic techniques used for the structure elucidation of pure

natural isolates and identification of herbal drugs .

Recognize significance of studying biosynthesis of secondary metabolites.

Fifth year – second semester

Course title : Drug Interactions and Pharmacovigilance



This course covers the major classes of drug-drug interactions, specifically, pharmacokinetic

interactions due to absorption, displacement, and elimination. In addition, pharmacodynamic

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Collect data about patients and correlate patient history with the possible drug

interaction.

Compare the major classes of drug-drug interactions, drug-food, drug-disease and drug-

packaging interactions.

Classify the different classes of drug interaction.

Know the basic principles of I.V admixing and adverse drug reactionssic principles of I.V

admixing and adverse drug reactions are discussed in this course.

Course title : Quality Control of Drugs



Course topics include quality and standards, sampling and documentation, total analytical

validation, analytical method validation, drug stability, stability indicating assay methods ,

Good chemical storage. Representative chemical quality control tests are given for different

types of drugs.



Design quality control analysis of different drugs.

Define the basic terms used in quality control.

Understand the principles of good manufacturing practice and performing quality control

analysis.

Illustrate the basic principles of sampling and documentation.


Course title : Drug Information



This course is designed to familiarize the students with available sources for locating drug

information and to help students to develop skills needed to effectively utilize these sources.

It focuses on the use of the current best evidence from research to make practice and policy

decisions in terms of providing pharmacists with up-to-date, evidence-based, practical



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information on prescription drug therapy and different kinds of drug interactions.



Use different sources of information such as internet and different database (printed &

electronic) to find pharmacy related information

Search and retrieve quality drug information from printed and electronic resources

Perform the steps of the systematic approach to answering a drug information question

Describe the characteristics, advantages and limitations of tertiary, secondary and

primary resources.

Evaluate, interpret and summarize the drug information obtained

How to communicate and respond to the questions asked by patients..

Course title : Health Care



This course deals with adverse drug reaction, medication errors, total parentral nutrition, I.V

admixture, geriatric assessment and communication skills.



Know the role of pharmacist as a member of healthcare team.

Develop a health care plan that builds skills on recommending therapy, evaluating and

monitoring the efficacy and safety of medications.

Apply disease specific knowledge in the design of a health care plan, including patient-

specific pharmacotherapeutic recommendations and monitoring parameters.

Describe the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes associated with aging

and apply this knowledge to design of a pharmacotherapy regimen.

Recognize common adverse effects of drugs in geriatric population. Also many common

examples drug-drug and drug-disease interactions

Course title : Pharmacotherapy II



Continuation of Pharmacotherapy I. Pharmacotherapy of selected disease states is

illustrated using patient cases.



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Extend knowledge about therapeutics of different disease states.


Compare and classify the mechanism of action of drugs, their chemical classes,




plan.

Course title : Pharmacoeconomics, Drug Marketing & promotion



The course is designed to provide students with the principle of pharmacoecnomics,

essential of selling concepts, marketing analysis, economical consideration related to

marketing and distribution of pharmaceutical products, budget preparation and analysis.



Manage the main basics of pharmaceutical marketing.

Evaluate the features of pharmacoecnomics.

Assess the different perspectives of pharmacoecnomics studies and different outcome

measures.

Assess how pharmacoecnomics principles are applied in formulary decision making.

Know different aspects of budget preparation and analysis.

Know the different types of promotion in order to satisfy customer needs..

Elective courses



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Course title : Environmental Toxicology

Course code : PO51(2)08


The course deals with different pollutants that cause pollution or toxicity in the environment.

The course enables students to understand the difference between air, soil and water

pollutants. Radiation as a cause of toxicity , global warming and acid deposition are

considered.



Classify different pollutants that cause pollution or toxicity in the environment

Understand the difference between air, soil and water pollutants.

Know the radiation as a cause of toxicity, global warming and acid deposition are also

considered.

Course title : Bioassay and Biostatistics

Course code : PO51(2)09

Credit hours : L: 2h P/T: 2h

The course deals with the following topics: screening and assessment of new drugs,

neuro-pharmacological tests, biological testes on isolated organs, biological tests on

intact animals. Drugs acting on CNS, CVS and other drug classes are discussed .

Biostatistics focuses on the difference between mean, mode, median , how to calculate

SD, SE. Moreover, student-T test (paird and unpaird) and ANOVA are discussed to show

its significance in judging the results.



Classify drugs acting on CNS, CVS and other drug classes.

Know the methods for screening and assessment of new drugs.

Know the difference between mean, mode, median.

How to calculate SD, SE. Moreover, student-T test (paird and unpaird) and ANOVA are

discussed to show its significance in judging the results



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Course title : Pharmacotherapy III

Course code : PP51(2)12


This course provides students with in-depth therapeutic knowledge on infectious diseases,

dermatologic disorders. Emphasis will be placed on solving therapy-related problems with

the knowledge acquired.



Extend knowledge about therapeutics of different infectious diseases stats.


Compare and classify the mechanisms of action of drugs, their chemical classes,


Solving therapy-related problems with the knowledge acquired.



plan.

Couse title : Diagnostic Microbiology

Course code : PM51(2)07


The course studies the fundamental concepts and methods underlying diagnostic

microbiology including the agents of infectious diseases, manifestations of infectious

diseases, detection and laboratory identification of the agents of infectious diseases by

laboratory methods, and processing clinical specimens for optimal recovery of infectious

agents.



Identify the agents of infectious diseases

Recognize manifestations of infectious diseases

Detect the agents of infectious diseases by laboratory methods

Learn processing of clinical specimens for optimal recovery of infectious agents.



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Course title : Food Analysis

Course code: PA51(2)06


The course contents cover the principles, methods, and techniques of qualitative and

quantitative physical, chemical and biochemical analysis of foods, principles of classical and

instrumental methods of analysis. Criteria for the choice of various analytical methods is

presented. Methods of treating data ,sampling techniques and FDA guidelines for food

analysis with representative examples are also discussed.



Understand the principles of and procedures for the analysis of foods.

Recognize and explain technical terminology and scientific units related to food.

Compare and evaluate different methods used in analysis of foods, distinguishing

between methods used for quality control and rapid screening techniques, compared to

official methods for labeling or regulatory compliance.

Proximate analysis of the major food components (moisture, ash, nitrogen or protein,

lipid, carbohydrate).

Introduction to principles and applications of key analytical and separation techniques (

Apply knowledge gained from this course when conducting actual analyses of food

samples in the laboratory.

Apply knowledge gained from this course to independently search out and evaluate

other methods in food analysis.

Course title : Advanced Instrumental Analysis

Course code : PA51(2)07


This course emphasizes principles and applications of advanced analytical instruments in

the fields of chemistry, biology, geology, environmental sciences and marine sciences.

Course topics cover electro-analytical chemistry, atomic spectroscopy, molecular

spectroscopy and separation methods. Representative applications are discussed.



Efficiently work on different instruments of analytical chemistry and apply this knowledge



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correctly and professionally in choice of suitable instrument for analytical

problem.

Define the basic concept of the recent instrumental techniques used in drug analysis.

Analyze, evaluate and interpret the obtained data .

Apply quantitative analytical methods for QC and assay of raw materials as well as

pharmaceutical preparations.

Handle complex issues in analysis of any drug.

Course title : Selected Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Course code : PC51(2)08


The course is designed to cover the up to date trends in medicinal chemistry and drug

discovery . Topics as: new targets in drug design, new approaches to rational drug design

and their applications, computer aided drugs design, drugs design of selected drugs,

combinatorial chemistry, the metabolism of xenobiotics and new drug classes are

considered.


By the end of this course, student will be able to:

Identify the new entries of drug classes that have specific medicinal usefulness.

Explain the molecular mechanisms associated with drug toxicities and side effects

Describe the structure-activity relationships among a series of drugs within the

therapeutic class.

Apply his knowledge to act as efficient drug expert and information provider to patients

and other health professionals.

Manage the use of software programs for finding leads or more active compounds with

saving time and cost.

I dentify major molecular drug targets

Course title : Selected Topics in Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology

Course code : PT51(2)12


This course deals with preformulation studies to be performed for different dosage forms,

problems that may face the pharmacist during drug production and the suggested suitable

solutions for these problems, strategies and technologies used to control the drug release



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from its dosage, the approaches to drug targeting and the new biotechnology based

pharmaceutical techniques .



Identify the preformulation studies to be performed for different dosage forms.

Identify the steps and equipment used in the manufacturing of different dosage forms.

Identify the problems that may face the pharmacist during production of different dosage

forms in addition to suggesting suitable solutions to these problems.

Describe the formulation principles of sustained and controlled drug delivery systems.

Compare and evaluate the design and strategies of targeting drug delivery systems .

Course title : Advanced drug delivery systems

Course code : PT51(2)11


The course provides a study of advanced drug delivery systems. Topics include advanced

transdermal delivery systems, implants, advanced transmucosal delivery systems,

advanced ocular, rectal delivery systems, controlled release parentrals and suppositories,

novel targeted drug delivery systems and nanomedicine, wound dressings, surgical sutures,

and plasma substitutes.



Review the formulation principles of sustained and controlled drug delivery systems.

Give overview of different types of delivery systems such as transdermal, implants,

transmucosal, ocular, rectal delivery systems, controlled release parentrals and

suppositories

Discuss the mechanisms of drug release from the dosage forms with kinetic profiles.

Describe different novel and advanced types of nano drug delivery.

Show the common advantages and disadvantages of each system



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Course title : Clinical Nutrition

Course code : PB51(2)04


The course focuses on the kinds and amounts of macronutrients (carbohydrate,fat and

proteins) and micronutrients(vitamins and minerals) that are needed to maintain optimal

health and prevent chronic diseases in adults. Nutrition during pregnancy, newborn, child,

adolescent as well as fluid and electrolyte therapy are considered.



Describe the nutrients requirements and types of diet that providing these requirements

Identify actors affecting food choice .

Discuss factors affecting personal food acceptance ,habits, choice which varies from

individual to another according to environmental influence ,cognitive, genetic and heart

status.

Course title : Production of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants

Course code : PG51(2)08


The course deals with the history of the use of medicinal and aromatic plants,

classification, biological and chemical aspects and plant metabolites with physiological

activity. Information on the most important species including their taxonomy, botanical

description, parts used, chemical constituents, medical importance, cultivation, and storage

of their active constituents are all considered.



Distinguish and apply appropriate recent methods and techniques concerning cultivation

of medicinal plants and production of important secondary metabolites.

Mange appropriately storage and handling of natural herbal products.

Practice and contribute in problem of crude drug identification and solving it in

manufacture..



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