CHEM1006

CHEM1006: Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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Which units require CHEM1006?

CHEM1006 is a prerequisite for 2 units.

What is CHEM1006 about?

This unit provides an introduction to core concepts within pharmaceutical chemistry. Students will be introduced to various laboratory techniques used for drug formulation analysis and learn about a range of physio-chemical properties of drugs which influence their pharmaceutical formulation, pharmacology and clinical use. This unit is divided into two learning modules. Module 1: Analysis of drug formulations via titrimetric, spectrophotometric and chromatographic methods. Module 2: Key functional groups in drugs, drug ionisation, drug solubility, drug stereochemistry, drug stability.

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Unit details

Credits25

Contact Hours4 Weekly

Result TypeGrade/Mark

AreaCurtin Medical School (1826)

Field of Education010500 Chemical Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

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How this unit is taught

Lecture1 x 2 hours weekly
Science Laboratory8 x 2 hours semesterly
Tutorial9 x 2 hours semesterly

Prerequisites

Prerequisites group 1Select One

BH-ADVBSCv4Bachelor of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (Honours)
B-BIOMEDv2Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences
BH-PHARMv2Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)
B-HLTHSCv8Bachelor of Science (Health Sciences)
B-PHARMAdmission into B-PHARM - Bachelor of Pharmacy

Prerequisites group 2Select One

PHRM1000Foundations of Pharmaceutical Sciences