MSTG0358-2 : Period of instruction in the laboratory of pharmacognosy

Study Programmes 2015-2016

MSTG0358-2

Period of instruction in the laboratory of pharmacognosy

Duration :

300h Internship

Number of credits :

Master in pharmacy (120 ECTS)		10
Master in pharmacy (120 ECTS)		10
Master in pharmacy (120 ECTS)		10

Lecturer :

Michel Frederich

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Two optional subjects are proposed to students who want get a complementary training in pharmacognosy: Thematic A:Methods of quality control of herbal drugs and phytomedicines
Thematic B:Methods of isolation and structure determination of potentially active natural products - Plant metabolomics

Learning outcomes of the course :

Thematic A: analytical methods of pharmacognosy described in European Pharmacopoeia for herbal drugs and phytomedicines.(important for Drugs and Food Industrials, Inspection of Pharmacy, Public or Private Laboratories) Thematic B: research in metabolomics, ethnopharmacology and biodiversity (medicinal and toxic plants from the world).The therapeutic domains firstly examined are based on the traditional use of the plants (malaria, cancer, arthrosis, poisonings....) and are studied in collaboration with other laboratories .

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry

Botany,Pharmacognosy

Pharmacology,Toxicology, Drug Analysis..

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

For thematic A, a formation to good laboratory practices (ISO 17025 and GMP) will be realized.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Half-year 9 Four days per week from mid-September to mid DecemberThematic A: Quality control laboratory (GLP) :maximum 2 students together

Thematic B:Research laboratories of pharmacognosy :maximum 2 students together