Basic knowledge of human nutritional requirements to encourage balanced dietary patterns and thoughtful food habits. The approach to nutrition is personalized, covering material of direct concern to the student, such as diet evaluation, weight control, consumerism, and the relationship between diet and disease. A study of the physical-chemical properties of the major classes of biomolecules, with particular emphasis on the relationship between these properties and the structure and function of biomolecules. A study of the metabolic processes of the expression of genetic material, energy production and storage, and synthesis of biomolecules.
Proper nutrition is examined utilizing the processes that integrate and regulate metabolism.
The quantitative and theoretical physical principles of science that can be applied to pharmacy practice. Solubility, viscosity, surface phenomenon, stability, and technologies of dosage forms are introduced. The laboratory is designed to allow the student to apply the above principles and to develop proficiency when compounding certain selected formulations. 3rd year Pharmacy student. A course designed to sensitize students to ethical issues that arise in pharmacy practice situations and to provide the analytical skills to resolve them.