The Science of Medicines
Science of medicines is developing from day to day. It plays crucial roles in people’s lifestyle. You may consider learn about it. It is free for joining!
Through this online course, you will learn the science behind how and why medicines work, and what can improve patient’s treatment, with this free online course.
You are making the right decision to join this course if you have questions in mind regarding to the medicines you take, health condition through the perspectives of the patient, and the like.
What you will learn:
- The composition and roles of different members of a patient’s healthcare team.
- An overview of how the human body works and the key systems within it.
- An overview of the fundamentals of chemistry: elements, bonds, molecular structures and intermolecular interaction.
- The importance of the chemical design of medicines to their treatment of specific conditions (pharmacology).
- The importance of the design, delivery and dosage of medicines to their effectiveness (pharmaceutics).
- Diabetes and how hypoglycaemics work to treat it.
- Heart disease and how atorvastatin works to treat it.
- Pain and how morphine works to treat it.
- Smoking and how treatments for nicotine addiction work.
- Depression and how antidepressants work to treat it.