Course Duration: 3 Hrs./Week
Scope:
Modern concept of rational drug design: A brief introduction to Quantitative Structure Activity Relationaship (QSAR), prodrug, combinatorial chemistry and computer aided drug design (CADD) and concept of antisense molecules.
A study of the development of the following classes of drugs including SAR, mechanism of action, syn- thesis of important compounds, chemical nomenclature, brand names of important marketed prod- ucts and their side effects.
- Anti-infective agents
- Local anti-infective agents
- Preservatives
- Antifungal agents
- Urinary tract anti-infectives
- Antitubercular agents
- Antiviral agents and Anti AIDS agents
- Antiprotozoal agents
- Anthelmentics
- Antiscabies and Antipedicular agents
- Sulphonamides and sulphones
- Antimalarials
- Antibiotics
- Antineoplastic agents
- Cardiovascular agents
- Antihypertensive agents
- Antiscabies and Antipedicular agents
- Antianginal agents and vasodilators
- Antiarrhythmic agents
- Antihyperlipidemic agents
- Coagulants and Anticoagulants
- Endocrine
- Hypoglycemic agents
- Thyroid and Antithyroid agents
- Diureties
- Diagnostic agents
- Steroidal Hormones and Adrenocorticoids