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MT5502: DRUG DEVELOPMENT TO EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:37


Course Overview

This course will provide you with an introduction to evidence-based medicine. It will also include a description of the elements of pharmaceutical research as well as of the drug development process.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 20 credits (10 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr James McLay

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either MSc Clinical Pharmacology (Studied) or MSc Drug Discovery and Development (Studied)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course explores the issues which must be assessed prior to medicines development and marketing. In particular a series of exemplar disease states are utilized to highlight the importance of understanding disease pathophysiology, epidemiology, current best treatments, drugs in development, and the economic cost of the disease burden and the potential value to the population and developed of a new medication. The rationale for appropriately designed drug trials to demonstrate efficacy and the need for appropriate power and disease end point selection are also discussed. The importance of critical review of current literature relevant and treatment guidelines relevant to exemplar disease states will be explored.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Continuous Assessment (100%).
2 assignments each comprising a presentation (2x 10%) and essays (2x 25%), and 1 general essay (30%).

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

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Presentations: Common Grading Scale (CGS)
Essays: CGS

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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