Medicinal Chemistry

Subject Code : SFA-439

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Module Name Medicinal Chemistry
Module Level, if applicable 2nd year Types of teaching and learning Teaching & Case Base Learning
Code, if applicable SFA-439 Class size 50
Semester 4th  (Fourth) Attendance time (hours per week per semester) 2 h
Person responsible for the module apt. M. Hatta Prabowo, M. Si. Forms of active participation Collaborative discussion & Presentation
Lecturer(s) apt. M. Hatta Prabowo, M. Si. Workload Lecture: 2 (hour) x 14 (meeting) = 28

Preparation and follow up 4 (hour) x 14 (self-learning) = 56
Language English- Indonesia Total workload 84 Workload
Relation to curriculum Compulsory course Credit points 2 CU
Requirements according to examination regulations Minimum attendance at lectures is 75% (according to UII regulation). Final score is evaluated based on assignment and reports (40%) and exam (60%)  
Recommended prerequisites Pharmacology
Related course –
Study and examination requirements and forms of examination Mid-term, Final term, presentation, quiz, assignment, and collaborative discussion

By the end of this course students should be able to:

  • Explain the mechanism of drug action and the relationship between the structure of the activity of various drug compounds according to the target of action.
  • Explain the relationship between functional groups and pharmacological activities and their application in drug discovery
  • Explain the discovery of medicine/drug in Islamic history and its relation to modern medicine
  • Contribute in teamwork to solve Medicinal Chemistry cases

The course will cover: 

  • The mechanism of action of the drug and the structural relationship of the activity of various drug compounds according to their target of action.
  • Relationship of functional groups with pharmacological activity and their application in the development of new drugs.
  • Drug discoveries in Islamic history are associated with modern medicine.

Text books, slides (power points), and video

  • Lemke T. L., Williams D. A., Roche V. F., Zito S. W. (Editors), 2013, Foye’s Principal Medicinal Chemistry 7th Edition, Wolters Kluwer-Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia
  • Patrick G. L., 2013, An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry 6th Edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford
  • Wermuth C. G., Aldous D., Raboisson P., Rognan D. (Editors), 2015, The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry 4th Edition, Elsevier, Amsterdam
  • Beale, J.M., Block, J.H., 2011, Wilson and Gisvold’s textbook of organic medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. 12th ed. Wolters Kluwer-Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia.