Drugs and sustainable development

Teacher(s)

Delzenne Nathalie (coordinator); Frédérick Raphaël; Modrie Pauline; Spinewine Anne; Tubeuf Sandy; Van Bambeke Françoise;

Language

French

Content

This course addresses the impact of drugs on sustainability, considering the processes of drug discovery and development, their production, and their use. The main chapters are:
- Introduction to the concept and objectives of sustainable development and transition
- “One health” concept (human, animal and environmental health)
- Impact of chemistry (synthesis, purification of natural products, analysis)
- Reasoned use of drugs (over or under consumption, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases)
- Environmental cost of drug distribution and transportation
- Impact of the delivery and use of drugs on the environment (in particular the physiological elimination of drugs or their metabolites by the body).
- Cost and access to medicines (including for rare diseases); notions of health economics

Teaching methods

Interactive lectures, including cases analysis. Coaching of students for the preparation of a work on a thema related to the content of the lectures. 

Evaluation methods

Assessment of theoretical knowledge via a formative evaluation following the theoretical presentations. Completion of a group project addressing an issue related to the course topic, to be presented orally. The content, quality of the presentation, materials produced, and appropriateness of references will be graded on a scale of 20, which will constitute the final grade.

Teaching materials

• PDF des slides sur moodle.

Faculty or entity

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