MEDCH 327/ PCEUT 327 – The Science of Drugs
Time and Location: MWF, SPRING 2020, 11:30-12:20, WFS 201
Format: In-class lectures if campus opens + Zoom live and recording, online quizzes and exams
Course Description: An undergraduate elective course that will introduce students to medicinal
chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences. Geared towards sophomore, junior and senior students
majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, bioengineering, chemical engineering, public health and other
health sciences, and related fields. Science elective for chemistry, biochemistry, and related majors.
Students completing this course will be able to do the following:
§ Briefly summarize the history of medicine and
some of the drugs that changed the world
§ Apply Organic chemistry concepts to drug
development process
§ Explain the drug discovery to drug approval
processes
§ Describe various drug classes, and routes of drug
interactions and toxicity
§ Understand how the body affects drug absorption and
routes of metabolism
§ Describe what factors define the exposure to drugs and
the duration of drug action
§ Describe how genetic factors change individual response
to drugs
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Kind Regards,
Bailey
Clem
Associate Director of Admissions and Recruitment
Office of Professional Pharmacy Education
UW School of Pharmacy
206.616.0923 | bclem@uw.edu
