Module Name Medicinal Chemistry
Module level, if applicable 2th year
Code, if applicable SFA-439
Semester (s) in which the module is taught Fourth semester
Person responsible for the module apt. M. Hatta Prabowo, M. Si.
Lecturer(s) apt. M. Hatta Prabowo, M. Si.
Language English- Indonesia
Relation to curriculum Compulsory course
Types of teaching and learning Class size Attendance time (hours per week per semester) Forms of active participation Workload
Teaching 50 2 Collaborative discussion Lecture: 2 (hour) x 14 (meeting) 28
Case Based Learning Presentation Preparation and follow up 4 (hour) x 14 (self-learning) 56
Total workload 84 hours
ECTS 3 ECTS
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
Module objectives/intended learning By the end of this course students should be able to:

  1. 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. 
  2. Explain the relationship between functional groups and pharmacological activities and their application in drug discovery
  3. Explain the discovery of medicine/drug  in Islamic history and its relation to modern medicine
  4. Contribute in teamwork to solve Medicinal Chemistry cases
Content The course will cover: 

  1. The mechanism of action of the drug and the structural relationship of the activity of various drug compounds according to their target of action. 
  2. Relationship of functional groups with pharmacological activity and their application in the development of new drugs.
  3. Drug discoveries in Islamic history are associated with modern medicine.
Study and examination requirements and forms of examination Mid-term, Final term, presentation, quiz, assignment, and collaborative discussion
Media employed Text books, slides (power points), and video
Reading lists
  1. 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 
  2. Patrick G. L., 2013, An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry 6th Edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford
  3. Wermuth C. G., Aldous D., Raboisson P., Rognan D. (Editors), 2015, The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry 4th Edition, Elsevier, Amsterdam
  4. 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.