Courses at the Department of Pharmacy

Pharmacotherapy: The use of drugs to treat and prevent diseases. It involves selecting the right medication and dosage to achieve the best possible therapeutic effect.

Pharmacokinetics: The study of how drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted in the body. It helps to understand the mechanisms of drug action and optimize dosing.

Clinical Pharmacy: A field within pharmacy that focuses on optimizing drug therapy for patients. Clinical pharmacists work closely with doctors and patients to ensure the safe and effective use of medications.

Biological drugs are medications that contain one or more active substances that have been produced from a biological source or are derived from such a source. These drugs are often complex and include vaccines, blood products, antibodies, enzymes, and hormones. They are used to treat a variety of diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases. Biological drugs differ from traditional chemical drugs in that they are larger and more complex molecules, making their production and handling more challenging. They have become an important part of modern medicine and continue to grow in significance.

Drug Delivery: This field involves developing and optimizing pharmaceutical products to ensure they are effective, safe, and stable. It includes determining the best form for the drug (e.g., tablet, capsule, injection) and selecting appropriate excipients that enhance the drug's properties. The goal is to create a product that delivers the active substance in a controlled and predictable manner.

Molecular Pharmacy: This field focuses on the molecular and cellular mechanisms behind drug action and interactions. It encompasses studies of how drugs bind to their target proteins, how they are transported into and out of cells, and how they are metabolized and eliminated from the body. Molecular pharmacy uses advanced techniques such as molecular modeling and bioinformatics to understand and predict drug behavior at the molecular level.