The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Butler University

RX 745. Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis:
An advanced course in pharmaceutical analysis.
Emphasis is placed on the theory and practice
of the chemical and instrumental methods
used in the official analysis of pharmaceuticals
including raw materials and finished dosage
forms. Special emphasis also is placed on the
interpretation and evaluation of experimental
data and importance of quality assurance.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (G)(3)
RX 764. Pharmacology Techniques: A laboratory
course that introduces the student to a
variety of methodological and instrumented
techniques commonly encountered in pharmacological
research. Prerequisite: Permission of
the instructor. Four laboratory hours per week.
(G)(2)
RX 766. Advanced Topics in Neuropharmacology:
Discussions and formal presentations
covering basic concepts and recent advances in
clinical applications of pharmacology to psychogenic
disorders. Prerequisite or corequisite:
RX 626 Neuropharmacology. (G)(1)
RX 772. Regulatory Affairs: This course
provides the student with in-depth knowledge
of the regulatory process and with a working
knowledge of existing legislation pertaining
directly to the pharmaceutical industry. Prerequisite:
RX 711 Management and Regulation.
(G)(3)
RX 773. Pharmacy Organizational Behavior:
Provides a broad overview of the field to
develop an understanding of the principles
which govern human behavior in organizational
settings. Will cover such issues as motivation,
group dynamics, communication, leadership,
change and culture. (G)(3)
RX 774. Pharmacy Foundations in Economics:
Examines the workings of markets, including
product, labor, and financial markets and how
prices, wages and interest rates are determined.
The economy as a whole also is considered with
a focus on unemployment, inflation, government
monetary and fiscal priorities. (G)(3)
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RX 780. Current Topics in Pharm Sci:
Discussion of current research topics in
pharmaceutical sciences. (G)(1)
RX 781. Seminars in Pharm Sci: Presentation
of research topics in pharmaceutical sciences by
graduate students, faculty and guest speakers.
(G)(1)
RX 782. Ethics in Research: Discussion and
case based approaches in the ethics of research,
publication, and reviewing of manuscripts
and grants. Include core instructional areas
recommended by the NIH Office of Research
Integrity. (G)(1)
RX 783. Introduction to Pharm Research:
An introduction to basic principles of pharmaceutical
research including formation of
hypothesis, literature search, scientific writing
and regulatory affairs. (G)(2)
RX 784. Exp Design & Data Analysis:
Approaches in experimental design and
statistical analysis of data. (G)(2)
RX 785. Biopharmaceutical Analysis: Theory
and practice of bioanalytical techniques in
chemical and molecular biology based analyses.
Prerequisite: BS level background in Analytical
Chemistry. (G)(3)
RX 786. Advanced Drug Delivery: Critical
assessment of drug carrier systems, including
transport of drug molecules across membranes.
Prerequisite: Instructor’s permission. (G)(3)
RX 787. Industrial Pharm: Pref/Prod Dev:
Study of physicochemical principles of drugs
and excipient for optimization of bioavailability.
Case studies in formulation, production,
and evaluation of pharmaceutical products.
Prerequisite: Instructor’s permission. (G)(3)
RX 788. Molecular Pharmacology: Discussion
of receptor pharmacology with emphasis
on the structure, functions, and signal transduction
of receptors. Prerequisite: Instructor’s
permission. (G)(3)