Course Description

Medicinal Biochemistry II is the second quarter of a two-quarter biochemistry course sequence designed for 1st year PharmD students in the UW School of Pharmacy. This course covers three relevant areas of biochemistry. The first one-third of the class is devoted to an introduction of the biochemistry of drug metabolism and drug-drug interactions. The second one-third of the class outlines the major pathways of energy utilization and storage, and the role of the major organs and tissues in this process. The final section of the class is focused on providing an integrated approach to regulation and hormonal control of energy metabolism with an emphasis on major disease states.

Prerequisite: MEDCH 570P or permission of the instructor.

Offered: Spring quarter

Credits: 3

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