Learning Outcomes

Having completed this course, you should be able to:

• Discuss the classification of drugs
• Describe the process that underpins drug discovery
• Discuss the combinatory chemistry and medicinal aspects of neurotransmitters
• Explain the humoral mechanism for hypertension
• State the two types of drugs based on the angiotensin resin system
• Discuss the chemistry and biochemistry of penicillin and cephalosporin
• Distinguish antibiotic from antimicrobial agents
• Match different antibiotics with their respective microorganisms' sources
• Explain the mechanism of antimicrobial action
• Explain how bacteria acquire resistance against β-Lactam antibiotics
• Discuss how different types of penicillin and erythromycin are made