Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences

Learning Methods

Lecture

Seminar

Workshop

Module Offerings

6004PHASCI-JAN-CTY

Aims

To develop awareness and understanding of preclinical testing, management and regulation of clinical trials in the process of drug development as well the procedures used in the toxicity and safety assessment of cosmetic products.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Evaluate the key processes involved in preclinical and clinical testing during drug development in accordance with GCP-ICH guidelines.
2.
Critically discuss the importance of preclinical and computational toxicity testing in pharmaceutical and cosmetic product development.
3.
Identify and evaluate the challenges with respect to patient recruitment and retention in the different phases of Clinical Trials and the ethical issues of outsourcing of clinical trials.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Preclinical toxicity testing Computational toxicity Adverse Reactions Toxicity and safety assessment of cosmetic products Clinical trial documentation Clinical Trial design Patient recruitment and retention Outsourcing of clinical trials Ethics and Law GCP-ICH Standard Operating Procedures Trial Closedown and Clinical Trial Data Dissemination Regulatory requirements for the safety of cosmetic and pharmaceutical products
Module Overview:
The aim of this module is to gain an awareness and understanding of preclinical testing and management and regulation of clinical trials in the process of drug development.
Additional Information:The module will run in parallel and complement the Industrial Product Development module in semester 2 of Level 6

Assessments

Centralised Exam

Essay