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This course begins with a brief coverage of the basic principles of Medicinal Chemistry and moves on to deal with chemical nomenclature, synthesis, mechanisms of action,  brand names, uses and side effects of the following classes of drugs: autonomic drugs,  cardiovascular drugs, hormonal agents, prostaglandins and  eicosanoids. etc. The other aspects covered are the drug’s target, the principle of drug action, interaction among drugs as well as the concept behind drug discovery and development. The course includes laboratory experiments and application of basic drug synthesis and structure-activity relationship through lecture, e-learning and group work. It incorporates elements of HIEPs Intensive Academic Writing (IAW) in the assessment. The students should be able to understand basic chemistry principles and perform chemistry experiments that cover techniques, methods, observations and data collections.