PHARM 150World of Pharmacy - From Drug Discovery to Patient Care

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Science
Subject: Pharmacy

When it runs

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course will cover themes to illustrate the role of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences as it relates to patient care. Students will gain an understanding of pharmaceutical drug research, drug discovery and development, and the profession of pharmacy.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
  - CHEM120 - General Chemistry 1 (0.50)
  - CHEM121 - Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter (0.50)
- Students must be in level 2A or higher

Antirequisites

Not open to students enrolled in Pharmacy

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	7447	70 / 150	TTh 08:30–09:50

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As a psychology and minor neuroscience student, I found this course to be mostly easy! There are no required participation aspects like iClicker or anything, and my specific course outline had very easy and informative weekly reading assignments worth 20% of the grade (made to boost mark, most people score perfect). The midterms 1 and 2 are worth 25% each with the final only at 30%. The first midterm was extremely easy, with the class average of 92% and the second one was 78% (prof prob tried to make harder/ more reasonable bc this was the first one was too much of a walk in the park). The midterms are mostly MC with 2-3 short answer questions at the end. About 1-2 questions on each…

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