Pharmaceutical Sciences

This course develops knowledge and skills to facilitate the provision of inclusive, compassionate and holistic patient centered care to members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI) community. Lecture topics include an introduction to LGBTQI terminology, culture and history, mental health and social service needs, and communication strategies. An emphasis on personal acknowledgement of knowledge/skills deficits may help to prevent health inequities for these populations in the future.

This course develops knowledge and skills to facilitate the provision of inclusive, compassionate and holistic patient centered care to members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI) community. Lecture topics include an introduction to LGBTQI terminology, culture and history, mental health and social service needs, and communication strategies. An emphasis on personal acknowledgement of knowledge/skills deficits may help to prevent health inequities for these populations in the future.

This course provides an opportunity for PS-I, PS-II, and PS-III students to work with individual faculty mentors on projects of variable scope. Included activities could be library, laboratory, and/or survey-type research; assistance with syllabus development of future elective courses; or other activities agreed on between the student and mentor and approved by the appropriate department chair. A maximum of 4 credits of PPRAD or PSCID 1301 may be applied toward elective requirements for the Pharm.D. degree.

Through hands-on involvement in a community service project and discussions with community leaders, the student will be better prepared to provide pharmaceutical care to a wider segment of the population. The issues addressed may include understanding the role of physical or mental disabilities, cultural sensitivity, language barriers, and alternative medicines in providing quality pharmaceutical care. This course includes development and implementation of a service project or participation in a project currently sponsored by the University. Permission of the instructor is required.

This course begins with a general overview of pharmacy throughout history, with special emphasis placed on Illinois pharmacy and pharmacy associations. The course will end with student-led presentations on individuals who can be considered heroes in the profession and who have been instrumental in the adaptation of our health care system to provide access to quality health care.

This course provides an understanding as to what can happen to the environment (personal and wildlife) in the presence of chemicals associated with pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). This course focuses on identification of PPCP sources and entry points, removal strategies, as well as documented and potential cause/effect relationships between specific chemical products/byproducts and wildlife species. When relevant, potential cause/effect relationships between these chemical entities and human systems (e.g. reproductive system) will be explored.

This course provides an overview of the mechanisms and therapeutic uses of fat- and water-soluble vitamins, antioxidants, macro- and micro-minerals, and enteral nutritional support products. Topics include the use of anti-oxidants, multi-vitamin choices, potential toxicity and drug interactions, as well as nutritional support/supplement selection for infants and adults. The mechanism-based approach used in this module allows the student pharmacist to more easily identify, organize, and recommend various therapeutic agents for a wide variety of patients.

This course develops knowledge and skills to facilitate the provision of inclusive, compassionate and holistic patient centered care to members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI) community. Lecture topics include an introduction to LGBTQI terminology, culture and history, mental health and social service needs, and communication strategies. An emphasis on personal acknowledgement of knowledge/skills deficits may help to prevent health inequities for these populations in the future.

This course helps students better provide compassionate and thorough patient centered care to members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI) community. Lecture topics include an introduction to LGBTQI culture and history, health and social service needs, and communication strategies. Students learn how knowledge deficits in these areas can lead to health inequities for these populations.

This course will provide future healthcare professionals a basic understanding of the endocannabinoid system and the related pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of medicinal cannabis. The use of medicinal cannabis in the management of pain, anxiety, insomnia, epilepsy, PTSD, and chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting will be discussed. Historical, legal, and ethical issues will also be discussed. Patient education points associated with adverse effects, as well as potential drug-cannabis and nutrient-cannabis interactions will be emphasized.

This laboratory-based course will expose students to more advanced compounding techniques, formulation/dosage forms, and equipment. Lecture topics will include compounding safety, legislation, accreditation, marketing, and sources of compounding information and supplies

Botanical dietary supplements are used by at least 1/3 of the population as a component of complementary and integrative health with mainstream medical practice. Health care professionals should develop knowledge and skills necessary to aid patients in making rational decisions about their use. This elective focuses on the utility of drugs from natural sources in practice today, and surveys the products of plants and animals, and various complementary modalities of medicine that impact health.

This advanced topics course will provide an in-depth knowledge on the clinical application of pharmacogenomics. Students will deepen their understanding of how genetic differences impact drug therapy and be able to interpret pharmacogenomic data and testing results. Students are expected to read assigned papers before class and participate in class activities and group discussions. Assessment will be based on student presentations, in class activities, case studies, short papers, and take home worksheets.

The elective focuses on self-management during communication with patients diagnosed with disease states that limit their physical or mental abilities (e.g., stroke, paraplegia, quadriplegia, autism, physical deformity, learning disabilities). Implicit bias evaluation, as well as skill set development to facilitate self-management (compassion and empathy) will be emphasized. Expert panel presentations, mini-lectures and in-class activities. Student acknowledgement of personal deficits and bias may help to prevent healthcare inequities for these populations in the future.

This course is designed to impart an understanding of the types and characteristics of pharmaceutical dosage forms, and the physico-chemical principles involved in design, development, formulation, preparation, and dispensing of dosage forms.

This course provides an introduction to the practice of pharmacy with an emphasis on commonly encountered mathematical calculations that are essential to compounding and dispensing medications in subsequent pharmacy courses and a variety of pharmacy practice settings.

This course is focused on discussing and learning to prepare various extemporaneously compounded dosage forms, while understanding and fulfilling all legal requirements.

This course focuses on the pharmaceutical and clinical calculations that are critical to the safe and effective delivery of medications. The course prepares students to use calculations in pharmacy practice. The course covers calculations involving applications of concepts from arithmetic and algebra performed by pharmacists for compounding and dispensing of medications in a variety of practice settings.

This course is designed to impart an understanding of the types and characteristics of pharmaceutical dosage forms, and the physico-chemical principles involved in design, development, formulation, preparation, and dispensing of dosage forms.

This course is focused on discussing and learning to prepare various extemporaneously compounded dosage forms, while understanding and fulfilling all legal requirements.

This course showcases the foundational principles and roles of both biotechnology and pharmacogenomics as it relates to drug therapy selection for disease state management. An overview of the physiochemical properties of functional groups found in drug molecules is presented, including a drug structure evaluation process to predict the acid/base character, solubility contribution, biological target interactions, and metabolic transformations for each functional group.

This course will discuss biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetic parameters. Topics covered include but are not limited to: mathematical descriptions of time course of drug absorption, distribution, and elimination; physicochemical properties of drugs and relevant physiologic factors that affect drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion; relationship between drug concentration and clinical responses; pharmacokinetic variability caused by differences in body weight, age, sex, genetic factors, diseases, and drug interactions; and applications of pharmacokinetics and pharmaceutics to clinical situations.

This course provides a review of organic functional groups found in drug molecules and their properties. Heterocycles and amino acids are introduced as structural components of endogenous biomolecules and/or biological targets for drug action. As part of the drug structure evaluation process the acid/base properties, binding interactions possible with a biological target, and metabolic transformations for each functional group are presented. Significant emphasis will be placed on functional group interaction with amino acid side chains.

This course will discuss biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetic parameters. Topics covered include but are not limited to: mathematical descriptions of time course of drug absorption, distribution, and elimination; physicochemical properties of drugs and relevant physiologic factors that affect drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion; relationship between drug concentration and clinical responses; pharmacokinetic variability caused by differences in body weight, age, sex, genetic factors, diseases, and drug interactions; and applications of pharmacokinetics and pharmaceutics to clinical situations.

Concepts of drug-target interactions and structure-activity relationships are discussed for major drug classes. Classification is based on a drug's mechanism of action at its biological target. Routes of drug metabolism, drug transport and the predication of drug-drug, drug-disease and drug-food interactions based on chemical properties are presented. Examples of drug action in the cardiovascular, endocrine, central nervous, and immune systems and anti-infective agents will be discussed, as well as the impact of pharmacogenomics.

Concepts of drug-target interactions and structure-activity relationships are discussed for major drug classes. Classification is based on a drug's mechanism of action at its biological target. Routes of drug metabolism, drug transport and the predication of drug-drug, drug-disease and drug-food interactions based on chemical properties are presented. Examples of drug action in the cardiovascular, endocrine, central nervous, and immune systems and anti-infective agents will be discussed, as well as the impact of pharmacogenomics.

Concepts of drug-target interactions and structure-activity relationships are discussed for major drug classes. Classification is based on a drug's mechanism of action at its biological target. Routes of drug metabolism, drug transport and the predication of drug-drug, drug-disease and drug-food interactions based on chemical properties are presented. Examples of drug action in the cardiovascular, endocrine, central nervous, and immune systems and anti-infective agents will be discussed, as well as the impact of pharmacogenomics.

The pharmacology and medicinal chemistry of major drug classes used in the treatment of various disorders are explored. Mechanisms by which drugs mediate their pharmacological effects are discussed with consideration of drug-target interactions, structure-activity relationships, side effects and related toxicities. Drug metabolism, transport, drug resistance and the prediction of drug-drug, drug-disease and drug-food interactions based on chemical properties, and the impact of pharmacogenomics are presented.

The pharmacology and medicinal chemistry of major drug classes used in the treatment of various disorders are explored. Mechanisms by which drugs mediate their pharmacological effects are discussed with consideration of drug-target interactions, structure-activity relationships, side effects and related toxicities. Drug metabolism, transport, drug resistance and the prediction of drug-drug, drug-disease and drug-food interactions based on chemical properties, and the impact of pharmacogenomics are presented.

Biotechnology-derived products are increasingly being used to treat a variety of medical conditions. This course is an introduction to biotech products, and will cover general principles, production methods, regulatory issues, stem cell and nucleic acid therapeutics, pharmacogenomics and gene testing. Delivery, storage and handling, and therapeutic use, monitoring and adverse effects of biologies (including hormones, enzymes, growth factors and monoclonal antibodies) will be addressed.