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The Open University

Drug development process: combating pain

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Overview

Drug development process: combating pain, is a free course offering a brief introduction to the process of new drug discovery; from identification of a suitable candidate drug molecule to the development of a commercial drug product available in the clinic for pain relief or as an anti-inflammatory.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Drug discovery process
  • 1 Drug discovery process
  • 1.1  Use of molecular modelling in drug design
  • 2 Developing anti-inflammatory drugs
  • 2 Developing anti-inflammatory drugs
  • 2.1  Understanding pain
  • 2.2  Opioid drugs
  • 2.3  Steroid drugs
  • 2.4  NSAIDS
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements

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  • Omowunmi Dosumu
    A very great course one should look out for.This course teaches one a lot about drugs and what you need to do once there is an abuse on a certain drug.
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    Usama Mustafa
    This course is really been good , i know about opiods and other drug how they actually works and how it spills in our body , Overall Nice Experience

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