General Program Courses - Pharm D

PO 401 - Biostatistics (2+0)
This course provides basic concepts of biostatistics and data analysis. It includes introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics, interpretation of estimates, confidence intervals and significance tests, elementary concepts of probability and sampling; binomial and normal distribution, basic concepts of hypothesis testing, estimation and confidence intervals, t-test and chi-square test, linear regression theory and the analysis of variance.

PO 502 - Pharmacology-I (2+1)
The general principles of pharmacology are presented; such as pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, receptor theory, drug interaction and principle of therapeuticsThis course integrates principles of pharmacology with conceptual knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology to disease processes regarding the autonomic, neuromuscular and autacoids.

PO 603 - Pharmacology-II (2+1)
This course integrates principles of pharmacology with conceptual knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology disease processes regarding drugs acting on cardiovascular systems, central nervous system, gastro-intestinal tract , pulmonary systems and hematologic disorders. Antihyperlipidemic drugs are also included.

PO 704 - Pharmacology-III (2+1)
This course integrates principles of pharmacology with conceptual knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology disease processes regarding drugs acting on endocrine system. Chemotherapeutic drugs including antimicrobials, anticancer and immunosuppressant are within the scope of the course. Stem cell therapy is also included. The anti-inflammatory, analgesics as well as gout treatments are also included.

PO 805 - Basic & Clinical Toxicology (2+1)
This course provides basics and concepts of toxicology including the mechanism of toxicity, target organ and treatment of toxicity.Toxic groups including heavy metals, toxic gases, animal, plant and marine poisons, pesticides and radiation hazards are covered. Environmental, occupational, reproductive and genetic toxicology as well as drug abuse are included. Postmortem sampling for detection of poisons, methods of detection, interpretation of results and writing of a report are also covered.

PO 006 - Drug interaction (1+1)
The course is shared between 2 departments : Pharmacology & Pharmacy Practice This course provides the knowledge and skills enabling them to develop professional competencies in the recognition and discussion of the pharmacological aspects of drug-drug, drug-chemical, drug-herb or drug-food interactions and their clinical significance as well as the application of that knowledge to minimize the risk and outcome of interactions. It covers different types of drug interaction including pharmaceutical interactions, pharmacokinetic interactions, pharmacodynamic interactions, herbal & food drug interactions, alcohol and smoking drug interactions, CNS drug interactions, interactions of cardiovascular acting drugs, interactions of anticoagulants, interactions of anti-infectives, interactions of antihistaminics& immune-based therapies,interactions of hormones, and drug-disease interactions. The course is designed to familiarize students with the major types of drug interactions (Pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and pharmacogentic interactions) in the clinical setting, in addition to drug food and drug disease interactions. The course compromises digitalis drug interactions, anticoagulants, hypoglycemic interactions, antineoplastic drug interactions, antihypertensive interactions and anticonvulsant Interactions. Students will be expected to determine whether a given interaction is clinically significant or requiredpharmacist intervention, make rational, scientifically recommendations for management of drug interactions.

MD 101 - Medical Terminology (1+0)
Introduction to medical and pharmaceutical terminologies, medical abbreviations, medical idioms, suffixes and prefixes, medical terms pertaining to major body systems.

MD 202 - Anatomy & Histology (2+1)
Histology: Cytology, various tissues (epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous), heart, blood vessels, lymphatic organs, skin and its appendages, systems (digestive and associated glands, respiratory, urinary, reproductive, and central nervous system), endocrine glands, and eye. Anatomy : Introduction to skeletal, muscular, and articular systems, fascia, nervous, cardiovascular, and lymphatic systems, digestive, respiratory, and urogenital systems, endocrine glands. Cytology: blood, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, lymph node, cardiac muscle, aorta, stomach, and intestine.

MD 203 - Psychology (1+0)
The course introduces different principles, theories and vocabulary of psychology as a science. The course also aims to provide students with basic concepts of social psychology, medical sociology and interpersonal communication which relate to the pharmacy practice system that involves patients, pharmacists, physicians, nurses and other health care professionals.

MD 304 - Physiology and Pathophysiology (2+1)
Physiology Introduction to body water, homeostasis, transport of materials, nervous systems, neuron structure and function (reflex arc), cardiovascular system, blood, respiratory cycle, gastrointestinal, reproductive, and renal systems, endocrine glands and body temperature regulation. Pathophysiology Introduction to pathophysiology, cell injury, inflammation and immune response, autonomic nervous system in health and disease, endocrine disorders, pancreatic disorders, fluid and electrolyte imbalance, vascular and haematological disorders, disease of urinary, pulmonary and digestive systems.

MD 405 - Pathology (1+1)
The main aim of Pathology course is to provide the second year student with knowledge and skills for common diseases affecting body organs and system. It helps the student to understand the causes (etiology) of disease, the mechanisms of its development (pathogenesis) and the associated alterations of structure (morphologic changes) and function (clinical manifestations and complications) to be able to determine the most likely diagnosis of the disease.

MD 006 - First Aid (1+1)
The course covers topics of basic life support and medical emergency of different situations including bleeding, shock, poisoning, bone fractures, soft tissue injuries, rescue and transportation. It includes: introduction to first aid ABCs, medical emergencies, effect of temperature, transportation of an injured casualty & first aid kit, respiratory emergencies, fractures and dislocations, bleeding and surgical emergencies, burns and scalds, animal bites or stings and poisoning

PO E07 - Biological Standardization (1+1)
This course will enable the students to understand necessary knowledge and skills enabling them and to develop professional competence in recognition, analysis and discussion of general screening and bioassay of various drug classes. It will include brief accounts on basic principles of biostatistics and basics of statistical principles and procedures used in the description, measurement, analysis and interpretation of results of clinical trials. After completing the course, the students will be able to choose the appropriate biological method for the assay of different drug classes and instruct appropriate laboratory skills, including safe working practices where relevant.

PO E08 - Veterinary Pharmacology (1+1)
This course aims to ensure that the students understand and list the basic principles of veterinary pharmacology. Students will be also able to define pathophysiology, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis and management of different diseases of animals such as cows, goats, dogs and other animals. This course will emphasize pathophysiology of different animal diseases and their laboratory diagnosis as well as principles of etiology and epidemiology of different animal disease.by the end of the course the students will be able to determine appropriate methods of infection control to prevent infection, construct public health by controlling infection and detecting infection methods and choose the best drugs for treatment of different animal diseases. select the appropriate medication for certain animal diseases depending on their etiology, pathophysiology and laboratory data.

POC E04 - Advanced Drug Structural Determination (1+1)
Spectral technique, using of spectroscopic methods in drug determination, UV (Electronic Transitions, Beer-Lambert Law, Sample Preparation, Common Transitions and Functional Groups, Conjugation, Woodward-Fieser Rules), IR (Stretching and Bending; Hooke’s Law, Sample Preparation, Spectral Range; Hydrocarbons, Alcohols, Carbonyls; Structural Insight Through Changes Playing with k / bond order), NMR (1H NMR, 13C NMR) and Mass spectroscopy (Electron Impact MS, Fragmentation, High Resolution MS, Soft-ionization techniques (ESI, CI, MALDI, etc.).