Medicinal Product Knowledge

📋 Course Outline

1. Medicinal Product Definitions
2. Pharmaceutical Legal Categories
3. Drug Discovery Strategy
4. Molecular Modeling Applications
5. Me-too Drugs and NSAIDs
6. Clinical Drug Development
7. Clinical Trial Phases
8. Pharmacokinetic Pathway
9. Drug Quality Control
10. Dosage Forms and Administration
11. Prescription Rules

📖 1. Medicinal Product Definitions

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Active ingredient : the natural, chemical, or biotechnological substance responsible for the therapeutic action of a medicinal product
• Excipient : a natural or synthetic substance that facilitates administration, formulation, and preservation of the active ingredient and must be inert toward the organism and the active ingredient
• Medicinal product : Code de la Santé Publique — A medicinal product is a substance or composition presented as having curative or preventive properties, or capable of diagnosing, restoring, correcting, or modifying physiological functions through pharmacological, immunological, or metabolic action.

📝 Essential Points