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ECZ3018Basic principals of drug development2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of PHARMACEUTICS
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Elif Nur BARUT
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
It is aimed to provide information about drug discovery, drug development stages and current developments in this field.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Students know the preclinical processes followed in drug development3,6,91,
LO - 2 : Students know the clinical processes followed in drug development3,6,91,
LO - 3 : Students know current technological developments used during drug discovery3,6,91,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
History of drug discovery, drug targets and drug development strategies suitable for these targets, repositioning approaches in drug discovery and the role of artificial intelligence in these processes, drug discovery processes in some special conditions (rare diseases, pandemics..), biotechnological drug concept, clinical drug research processes and legal regulations
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Historical process of drug discovery
 Week 2Drug sources
 Week 3drug targets
 Week 4Stages of designing target molecules-1
 Week 5Stages of designing target molecules-2
 Week 6Drug repositioning
 Week 7Prodrugs and development processes
 Week 8Drug discovery in pandemics
 Week 9Exam
 Week 10Drug discovery in rare diseases
 Week 11Biotechnological drugs and development processes
 Week 12Personalized medicine development processes
 Week 13Artificial intelligence in drug development
 Week 14Clinical drug research and legal regulations-1
 Week 15Clinical drug research and legal regulations-2
 Week 16Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Chorgrade M. Drug Discovery and Development, Wiley 2007.
 
Recommended Reading
1Kayaalp SO. Akılcıl Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji, 13. baskı, 2012.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 Nisan 2024 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 Haziran 2024 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 14 28
Arasınav için hazırlık 5 6 30
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 6 8 48
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load108