This course aims to provide students with an overview of the drug discovery and development process from the identification of novel drug targets to the introduction of new drugs into clinical practice. Topics covered include approaches to new drug discovery, drug design and synthesis, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, drug interaction, drug transportation, prodrug design and application, the drug development process, and drug design case studies.

CILO-1: Describe the steps involved from drug product discovery to final market approval. CILO-2: Describe major approaches to new drug discovery. CILO-3: Differentiate Phase I, II, III, and IV studies. CILO-4: Describe the balance between medical benefit, medical risk, economic reward, and economic risk in the decision-making process as it relates to drugs in development.