FIRST YEAR OF PHARMACY STUDIES
NOTE: WHERE SPECIFIC PREREQUISITES ARE NOT GIVEN, THE COURSES NORMALLY TAKEN TO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION WILL PROVIDE ANY NECESSARY PREREQUISITES.
Biochemistry 3200. Basic Human Nutrition I (F) (3 cr.
hrs.). A study of the nutrients essential to human health and well-being,
with emphasis on carbohydrates, proteins and lipids - chemistry, dietary source,
dietary requirements, metabolism, physiological importance.
Corequisite: Pharmacy 3110.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Pharmacy 3011. Orientation to Pharmacy (F) (3 cr. hrs). An introduction
to the history, organization and the role of pharmacy in the health care system.
Special emphasis will be given to the federal and provincial regulations which
govern the practice of pharmacy. The relationship between law and ethics will
also be discussed. The laboratory and tutorials cover computer applications
in pharmacy, library search techniques and current pharmacy practice issues.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Laboratory and Tutorial: Three hours per week. Attendance is required.
Pharmacy 3012. Physical Pharmacy (F) (3 cr. hrs.). Physico-chemical
aspects of drugs and formulations and their importance in designing efficient
dosage forms. Principles of physical chemistry will be applied to understand
absorption mechanisms from different dosage forms and routes of administration.
Topics covered will include intermolecular forces, solubility, diffusion,
ionic equilibria, kinetics, complexation, rheology, interfacial phenomena,
colloids and polymers.
Lectures: 3 hours per week
Laboratory: 3 hours per week. Attendance is required.
Pharmacy 3110. Introduction to Biochemistry (F) (3 cr. hrs.).
An introduction to the major organic substances of living organisms, proteins,
carbohydrates and lipids: their structure, analysis and biochemical function.
Enzymes. Biochemistry of membranes: plasma membrane and specialized
intracellular membranes. Biochemistry of selected differentiated cells.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Tutorials: As required.
NOTE: Credit cannot be received for Pharmacy 3110 and Biochemistry 2101.
Pharmacy 3201. Anatomy and Physiology I (F) (3 cr. hrs).
This course presents a survey of human anatomy and physiology throughout
the lifespan. It includes aspects of cytology and histology that form
a foundation for the practice of pharmacy. Special emphasis is given
to the skeletal, muscular, nervous and endocrine systems. The course
will include both the vocabulary and concepts of anatomy and physiology with
the overall goal being the understanding of the interrelationships and integration
of all systems from the cell to whole organism.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Laboratory: Two hours per week. Attendance is required
NOTE: Credit cannot be received for Pharmacy 3201 and Nursing 1002 .
Elective (F). Any 3 credit hours chosen from the Calendar with the
approval of the Director of the School of Pharmacy (or delegate).
Lectures: Three hours per week
Business 1000. Introduction to Business (W) (3 cr. hrs.). An overview
of business in the Canadian environment is presented in the course with emphasis
on the stakeholders involved and the issues confronting managers. The course
examines the functional areas of enterprise (finance, marketing, production,
and human resources management) in addition to providing an overview of the
business system. An analysis of actual business situations provides a framework
of study.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both Business 2001 and Business
1000.
Pharmacy 3004. Professional Practice (W) (3 cr. hrs). Introduction
to a dispensary and the operations of a dispensary. Application of pharmacy
regulations in the dispensing of medications. Pharmacy record keeping using
computerized and manual systems. Usage of drug delivery systems and devices.
Emphasis is placed on patient counselling and the pharmaceutical care approach.
Current topics of interest in professional practice will be offered by faculty,
visiting speakers and graduate students.
Lecture/Seminar: Two hours per week.
Tutorials: Up to two hours per week. Attendance is required
Laboratory: Two hours per week. Attendance is required.
NOTE: The passing grade in Pharmacy 3004 Professional Practice is 70%,
failing which the student may be required to withdraw.
Pharmacy 3005. Pharmaceutical Preparations (W) (3 cr. hrs.). An introduction
to the theory and formulation of pharmaceutical dosage forms as they apply
to pharmacy practice. The laboratory consists of exercises in the compounding
of various types of preparations studied in the classroom. Examples of calculations
employed in pharmacy practice are studied where appropriate.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Laboratory: Three hours per week. Attendance is required.
Pharmacy 3103. Microbiology of Infectious Diseases (W) (3 cr. hrs.).
The various types of micro-organisms (bacterial, viral, parasitic and fungal),
the environment in which they are able to multiply and their relationship
to human diseases. The classifications of their morphology, mode of reproduction
and the metabolic process, the physiological and epidemiological principles
of infectious diseases and their manifestations are discussed including the
principles of immunization.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Laboratory: One hour per week.
Pharmacy 3111. General Biochemistry (W) (3 cr. hrs.). The catabolism
of carbohydrates, lipids and amino acids. Mitochondria, chloroplasts
and ATP synthesis. Biosynthesis of carbohydrates and lipids. Metabolic
specialization of differentiated cells and tissues. Integration of
metabolism.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Tutorials: As required.
NOTE: Credit cannot be received for Pharmacy 3111 and Biochemistry 3106.
Pharmacy 3202. Anatomy and Physiology II (W) (3 cr hrs).
This course presents a survey of human anatomy and physiology throughout
the lifespan. It includes aspects of cytology and histology that form
a foundation for the practice of pharmacy. Special emphasis is given
to the endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, urinary, digestive and reproductive
systems. The course will include both the vocabulary and concepts of
anatomy and physiology with the overall goal being the understanding of the
interrelationships and integration of all systems from the cell to whole organism.
Prerequisite: Pharmacy 3201
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Laboratory: Two hours per week. Attendance is required
NOTE: Credit cannot be received for Pharmacy 3202 and Nursing 1012
Pharmacy 300W. Studentship (S). Non-credit course. Practical training
in a pharmacy after classes and examinations in the Winter Semester have ended.
Prerequisites: All courses required in the Fall and Winter Semesters of
the First Year. Twelve weeks, 35 hours per week. Attendance is required.
SECOND YEAR OF PHARMACY STUDIES
NOTE: WHERE SPECIFIC PREREQUISITES ARE NOT GIVEN, THE COURSES NORMALLY
TAKEN TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION FROM FIRST TO SECOND YEAR WILL
PROVIDE ANY NECESSARY PREREQUISITES.
Medicine 4300. Introduction to General and Autonomic
Pharmacology (F) (3 cr. hrs.). This course will deal with the general
principles of pharmacology (receptors, absorption, distribution, metabolism,
pharmacokinetics), drugs affecting peripheral nerve transmission, the central
nervous system and the cardiovascular system.
Prerequisite: Pharmacy 3201 and Pharmacy 3202
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Laboratory: Three laboratories of three hours each. Attendance is required.
Pharmacy 401W (F). Non-credit course. This course consists of seminars
given by students, and occasional visiting speakers, on pharmacy related topics.
The final grade of Pass with Distinction, Pass or Fail is based on performance,
attendance and participation. Attendance is required.
Pharmacy 4004. Pathophysiology (F) (3 cr. hrs.). The nature of disease,
causes and effects, and alteration in structure and function of cells, inflammation,
neoplasia, genetic and chromosomal diseases, healing and repair, stress and
disease.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Pharmacy 4005. Chemotherapy (F) (2 cr. hrs.). The structure, mechanism
of action, selected chemical and physical properties and structure-activity
relations of antibiotics and anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-protozoal, and
anti-neoplastic agents. Isolation and history of chemotherapeutic agents.
Host defence mechanisms, selectivity, sensitivity and resistance. Interferon,
immunosuppressants and immunostimulants.
Corequisite: Pharmacy 4010
Lectures: Two per week.
Tutorials: One hour every other week
Pharmacy 4006. Applied Pharmacokinetics (F) (3 cr. hrs.). Introduction
to biopharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic principles useful in the selection,
monitoring and evaluation of drug therapy. Application of these principles
in evaluating drug literature and developing drug dosage regimens of selected
classes of drugs for individual patients.
Prerequisite: Pharmacy 3012.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Laboratory Hours: Up to three hours per week. Attendance is required.
Pharmacy 4010. Medicinal Chemistry I (F) (3 cr. hrs.). The structures,
selected chemical and physical properties, mechanisms of action, and structure-activity
relationships of drugs other than chemotherapeutic agents. Theoretical aspects
of drug design and drug metabolism. Medicinal agents of plant origin and inorganic
pharmaceuticals are also included.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Tutorial: One hour per week
Pharmacy 4105. Immunology (F) (3 cr. hrs.). Introduction to the molecular
and cellular basis of immunity and hypersensitivity. Discussion of the manipulation
of the immune system in the management and treatment of disease.
Prerequisite: Pharmacy 3201 and 3202.
Lectures/Tutorials: Three hours per week.
Biochemistry 3201. Basic Human Nutrition II (W) (3 cr. hrs.). A study
of the vitamins, minerals and trace elements essential to human health and
well being - chemistry, dietary source, dietary requirements, physiological
role, deficiency syndromes.
Prerequisite: Biochemistry 3200
Corequisite: Pharmacy 3111
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Pharmacy 402W (W). Non-credit course. This course consists of seminars
given by students, and occasional visiting speakers, on pharmacy related topics.
The final grade of Pass with Distinction, Pass or Fail is based on performance,
attendance and participation. Attendance is required.
Pharmacy 4003. Pharmacy Administration (W) (1 cr. hr.). This
course will discuss the management principles required in contemporary pharmacy
practice. The focus will be primarily in the areas of financial and
human resource management and organizational and ownership models of pharmacies.
Prerequisite: Business 1000.
Lectures: One hour per week.
Pharmacy 4009. Pharmacology (W) (3 cr. hrs.). The course explores
topics in general pharmacology including drugs used in the treatment of inflammatory
diseases, renal pharmacology, anticoagulant and antithrombotic drugs, antihyperlipidemics,
drugs used in the treatment of anemia, and endocrine pharmacology.
Prerequisite: Medicine 4300 (or equivalent)
Lectures: Three hours per week
Laboratory/Tutorial Hours: Up to three hours per week. Attendance is required.
Pharmacy 4011. Medicinal Chemistry II (W) (3 cr. hrs.). The structures,
selected chemical and physical properties, mechanisms of action, and structure-activity
relationships of drugs other than chemotherapeutic agents. Theoretical aspects
of drug design and drug metabolism. Medicinal agents of plant origin and inorganic
pharmaceuticals are also included.
Prerequisite: Pharmacy 4010.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Tutorials: One hour per week
Pharmacy 4104. Therapeutics I (W) (3 cr. hrs.). This course will
provide an understanding of the therapeutic management of common disease
states. The student is introduced to the pathophysiologies of common
disease states, current drug (prescription and non-prescription) and non-drug
therapies, procedures used to monitor drug therapy for clinical response,
adverse reactions, drug interactions and contraindications, and the process
for distinguishing the rational from the irrational use of drugs. The
appropriateness and effectiveness of self-medication treatments will also
be discussed.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Tutorials: Two hours per week.
Prerequisite: Medicine 4300
Corequisite: Pharmacy 4009
Philosophy 2803. Health Ethics. Concepts of health and illness and
their ethical application.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Elective (W). Any 3 credit hours chosen from the Calendar with the
approval of the Director of the School of Pharmacy (or delegate).
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Pharmacy 410W. Studentship (S). Non-credit course. Practical training
in a pharmacy after classes and examinations in the Winter Semester have ended.
Prerequisite: All courses required in the Fall and Winter Semesters of the
Second Year.
Twelve weeks: 35 hours per week. Attendance is required.
THIRD YEAR OF PHARMACY STUDIES
NOTE: WHERE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT GIVEN, THE COURSES NORMALLY TAKEN TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION FROM SECOND TO THIRD YEAR WILL PROVIDE ANY NECESSARY PREREQUISITES.
Pharmacy 501W. Non-credit course (F). This course
consists of seminars given by students, and occasional visiting speakers,
on pharmacy related topics. The final grade of Pass with Distinction, Pass
or Fail is based on performance, attendance and participation. Attendance
is required.
Pharmacy 5001. Human Toxicology (F) (3 cr. hrs.). This course will
cover: 1) the basic principles of toxicology, including toxicokinetics, mechanisms
of toxicity and the major causes of mortality; 2) the toxicology and treatment
of the drugs that are the most important human poisons; and 3) how new drug
entities are assessed and regulated for safety.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Pharmacy 5005. Communication & Patient Counselling (F) (1 cr. hr.).
This course focuses on the elements of effective interviewing and communication
with patients, both written and verbal. Special approaches to selected patient
populations will be discussed. Communication sessions are intended to develop
self-confidence and interpersonal communication skills.
Lectures/Communication sessions: Two hours per week for six weeks.
Pharmacy 5009. Pharmacoepidemiology (F) (3 cr. hrs.). This course
will cover: 1) the principles of epidemiology and its application in public
health and the health services delivery system; 2) the methods used in pharmacoepidemiologic
studies; 3) the use of pharmacoepidemiology to study the benefit risk and
effectiveness of drugs; and 4) the use of clinical trials to establish the
efficacy of new drugs.
Lectures: Three hours per week
Pharmacy 5017. Pharmaceutical Technology (F) (3 cr. hrs.). The principles
governing the development and evaluation of novel delivery systems for drugs
including therapeutic proteins and peptides. The course objectives are to
provide knowledge of the physicochemical and biopharmaceutical aspects of
the design, use and evaluation of novel drug delivery systems with emphasis
on controlled release systems for oral and percutaneous delivery. The
basic principles of the application of radiation and radioactive compounds
in medical diagnosis and therapy, rationale for the use, preparation and quality
control of radiopharmaceuticals is also discussed.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Laboratory: Up to three hours per week. Attendance is required.
Pharmacy 5104. Therapeutics II (F) (8 cr. hrs.). will provide an
understanding of the therapeutic management of common diseases. The student
is introduced to the pathophysiologies of common disease states, current
drug (prescription and non-prescription) and non-drug therapies, procedures
used to monitor drug therapy for clinical response, adverse reactions, drug
interactions and contraindications, and the process for distinguishing the
rational from the irrational use of drugs. The appropriateness and effectiveness
of self-medication treatments will also be discussed.
Lectures: Eight hours per week.
Tutorials: Two hours per week.
Pharmacy 500X. Clinical Clerkship (W). (18 cr. hrs).
Provides experience in clinical practice. Students will participate as members
of the health care team. They will be responsible for providing pharmaceutical
care to patients. Activities will include attending patient care rounds, providing
in-services and drug information, and participating in case presentations.
Students will be evaluated periodically throughout the clerkship and will
also be required to pass an exam.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of all course requirements for the degree,
pass in all courses in the fall semester of the final year and attainment
of an overall average of 65% in these courses.
Two six week modules, 35 hours per week. Attendance is required.
Pharmacy Electives
Pharmacy 501A/B. Pharmaceutical Research (F & W)
(6 cr. hrs.). A two semester course involving supervised laboratory
research on an original scientific problem in pharmaceutics, pharmacology,
medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical technology, or therapeutics. A thesis
is to be submitted as a formal written document before the end of the 11th
week of the Winter Semester. In addition, an oral presentation is to be given
to the School before the end of the Winter Semester.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Committee on Undergraduate Studies
Pharmacy 5013. Hospital Pharmacy Administration (F) (3 cr. hrs.).
This course will cover the organization, financial controls and human resources
management of hospital pharmacy services and their development. New trends
affecting hospital pharmacy services will be discussed.
Lectures/Tutorials: Three hours per week.
Prerequisite: No prerequisite but a studentship in hospital pharmacy would
be an asset. Permission of the instructor is required.
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