ECON 341 - Drug Discovery And Development
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Hours: Three hours lecture per week Prerequisites: Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4) Description: How are drugs discovered? What determines the price for a drug? What is the difference between a generic and non-generic drug? These questions will be examined with an interdisciplinary approach. Topics include the isolation of compounds from natural sources, the screening of compounds for biological activity, structure-activity relationships of drugs, computer-assisted drug design, combinatorial chemistry, bioinformatics, the FDA approval process for new drugs, and the economic and business aspects of pharmaceutical investment and development.
Units: 3.00
Grading: Letter Grade
| Section | Class # | Type | Days | Time | Location | Instructor | Course Details [Key] |
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| 1 | 2872 | LEC | S | 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM | TBD | David Damron |
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