Clinical & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology detailed Syllabus for Biotechnology Engineering (BIOTECH), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information do visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all other VTU BIOTECH 7th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, do visit VTU BIOTECH 7th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme Subjects. The detailed Syllabus for clinical & pharmaceutical biotechnology is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Module 1
DRUG MANUFACTURE AND FORMULATION: Introduction to pharma industry, Biotechnology and Drug design, Basic concepts and applications, composition, preparation, physicochemical considerations in manufacture of current biotech products & herbal medicines. Need of formulation and formulation development considerations. Concept & testing of preformulation& their parameters. Tablets: compressed, granulation, coatings, pills, capsules. Parental preparations, herbal extracts, Oral liquids, Ointments. Analytical methods and tests for various drugs, packaging techniques- Glass containers, plastic containers, film wrapper, bottle seals; storage and stability of biotech products.
Module 2
PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMACODYNAMICS: Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of protein based drugs. Disease target identification and selection, receptor-based approaches, agonists, antagonists, enzyme inhibitors Basic concepts, ADME definitions, Need of pharmacokinetic study; Interpretations from pharmacokinetics parameters, Examples of Pharmacodynamic parameters of various drugs; Evolution of Drug Metabolism Phase I Metabolism (microsomal oxidation, hydroxylation, dealkylation) Phase II Metabolism (Drug conjugation pathway) CYP Families- case study
Module 3
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Module 4
BIOTHERAPEUTICS AND STEM CELLS Clinical importance of Therapeutic Proteins and Enzymes; Hormones and Growth Factors used as therapeutics (erythropoietin & insulin as examples). Interferons, Interleukins, Preservation and clinical use of blood and blood components, principles and safety guide lines for blood transfusion. Advanced Sustained Release, Advanced drug Delivery Systems: Liposomes and Nanoparticles, biodegradable drug delivery system (hydrogel based).
Module 5
CLINICAL RESEARCH: The philosophy behind and organization of clinical research. Pre-clinical development to support testing in humans: In vitro and in vivo testing of new compounds, Relationship between animal and human pharmacology. Safety testing-acute, sub acute toxicology, immunotoxicology, Concepts of pharmacovigilance, General principles and guide to data sources, types of epidemiology study designs, ecological (correlation) studies, case reports, prevalence surveys or cross-sectional studies, case control studies, Clinical trials-informed consent, Placebo Responses, Clinical Registries. Clinical Research Institutes, Data Management, Clinical Research from Pharmaceutical Industry.
Course Outcomes:
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Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
- Each full question will be for 20 marks.
- There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Biochemistry and Biotechnology Gary Walsh John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2002
- Principles and Practice of Clinical Research J. I. Gallin and F. P. Ognibene Elsevier Publication 4th Edition 2017
- Current Trends in Pharmacology Arunabha Ray &KavithaGulati IK Intl 2007
- An Introduction to Synthetic Drugs Singh &Rangnekar Himalaya publishing House 1980
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For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of BE 7th Sem Biotechnology Engineering, visit (BIOTECH) 7th Sem Syllabus Subjects.
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