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BIOCHEMICAL PRINCIPLES OF DRUG TREATMENT

PHMSCI 432
Course Description

Basic biochemistry as the biochemical basis for drug action. Focus on biopolymers (proteins, nucleic acids) as intended and unintended targets of current drug therapy and the major biochemical pathways in which they operate. Review of protein structure, enzymatic activity, metabolic pathways, membrane biochemistry, mechanism of drug action, DNA mutation and repair.

Prerequisites

Declared in Doctor of Pharmacy program

Satisfies
Credits

Not Reported

Offered

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Grade Point Average
3.72

7.92% from Historical

Completion Rate
99.2%

0.34% from Historical

A Rate
68.8%

35.77% from Historical

Class Size
125

-0.04% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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