Module Code - Title:
BM4032
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DRUG DELIVERY
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The module will link the science of drug delivery with the treatment of disease and the practical aspects of patient care. The purpose of the module is to facilitate student understanding of how drug delivery systems are used in clinical practice the treatment of patients with medicines and the challenges of drug delivery and drug targeting. Student's will understand the impact of emerging technologies, such as next generation sequencing, on drug delivery systems.
Syllabus:
This module will provide students with an overview of drug delivery systems including the routes of administration and drug targeting. The syllabus will cover the factors behind variation in patient uses of medication and the mathematics and calculations associated with drug delivery. The syllabus will extend to examination of the practical aspects of drug delivery and the compounding and reconstitution of medicines in the workplace. The module will provide students with an overview of medication risk management, the pharmacoeconomics of therapeutics, chemotherapy and selective toxicity and, emerging drug delivery systems to personalise medicines.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
At the end of this module, the students will be able to;
Develop an understanding of pharmacology and drug delivery.
Apply existing and newly acquired knowledge in drug delivery and the practical use of medication to real patient care situations.
Demonstrate an understanding of the risks and benefits of drug delivery systems, their affordability and emerging innovations in the field.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
At the end of this module, the students will be able to;
Demonstrate an appreciation of the professional commitment to the group work and observatory aspects of the project.
Demonstrate an effective working relationship with technical staff and class cohort.
Demonstrate effective critical thinking and communication skills.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
N/A
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
The module will be taught through a mixture of lectures, laboratory simulation activities, laboratory visits and directed reading, group work, the critical appraisal of recently published articles and independent study.The module will incorporate a significant component of self-directed work around case studies in which pharmacology is central to disease treatment and management. The module will be assessed by means of knowledge based MCQs, continuous assessment (attendance at hospital laboratory visits) and presentations (oral presentations, and concise literature reviews).
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Michael E. Aulton and Kevin M.G. Taylor (2017)
Aulton's pharmaceutics: the design and manufacture of medicines, 5th Edition, Philadelphia
, Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier
Rand and Dale (2012)
Pharmacology
, Elsevier
Altman, Flockhart and Goldstein (2012)
Principles of Pharmacogenetics and PharmacogenomicsPharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics
, Cambridge
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
anne.harnett@ul.ie