PHA3042 Modern drug development

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Discuss the steps involved in the drug discovery process, including sources of drugs, how targets are identified and screening processes that can be used to test for desired activity;

2. 2

   Discuss the steps involved in developing a commercial product from a potential drug candidate, including the relevant regulatory framework and marketing considerations;

3. 3

   Critically evaluate methodologies and data from experiments in the context of the drug development process;

4. 4

   Obtain, present and interpret data from pharmacological experiments relevant to the area of drug development;

5. 5

   Source, integrate and critically evaluate the scientific literature to address an issue in the area of drug development and to communicate this orally, in written form or via a poster presentation;

6. 6

   Demonstrate effective teamwork skills in the completion of in-class and project activities.