PHS 112 - Phamacogenomics

Institution:

University of New England

Subject:

Pharmacy Science

Description:

Pharmacogenomics is the study of how an individual's genetic inheritance affects the body's response to drugs. This course will combine traditional pharmaceutical sciences such as biochemistry and pharmacology with the acquired knowledge from the human genome and individual patients with variations in their genes and associated proteins. This information is being gathered and stored as a database at Stanford University and is called the Pharmacogenomics Knowledge Base (PharmGKB). The database describes the location and frequency of variations in human genome sequences that effect drug response with referenced journal articles containing data from research laboratories and clinical institutions. This database will be the primary resource for this course. The College of Pharmacy faculty and guest lecturers will present seminars and have problem solving sessions incorporating the following disciplines: clinical outcomes, drug response, pharmacokinetics, molecular biology and cellular function. In the future, pharmacists will be involved in the genotyping of patients before medicines are prescribed to increase efficacy and decrease side effects.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.une.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 283-0171

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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