Drugs

At some point in their life, essentially everyone needs to use medication for some type of disease treatment or cure. While medications offer great benefits, the cost of drugs, especially new drugs, and the lack of treatment for some diseases can raise questions about business activity behind the creation [...]

Drugs are biologically active compounds. Drug discovery and drug development rely on methods for measuring biological activity. The term “activity” is quite general. In practice, a substance’s biological activity can refer to how a substance affects a biological pathway, cell-level responses, safety risks, how long a substance resides within [...]

Once a person understands the ideas of drug efficacy, potency, pharmacokinetics, and safety, original research articles can be readily understood. The Journal of Medicinal Chemistry of the American Chemical Society regularly publishes a series of articles called Drug Annotations. These articles summaries a drug discovery program from a pharmaceutical [...]

This pharmacology course will explore the mechanism of action of pharmaceutical drugs on a molecular level. We will delve into various drug classes and decipher how they affect systems within the human body.

Gain insights into the relationships between illicit drug economies, peacebuilding, and development in borderland regions. Explore new ways to tackle drugs, development, and peacebuilding challenges. There is growing awareness that the ‘war on drugs’ has failed and that there is a need for reformed drug policies. But what does [...]

Understand how the FDA regulates pharmaceuticals and explore debates on prescription drug costs, marketing, and testing. Prescription drugs are among the most common health care interventions and have turnedsome once-fatal diseases into manageable conditions — but they have also been a growing source of [...]

Discover new approaches to addiction treatment and recovery and build your knowledge and leadership skills to respond effectively. Learn how to identify addiction, manage recovery, and lead change. On this course, you’ll receive an overview of approaches to addiction treatment, from detoxification to harm reduction and addiction [...]