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)
- Impact of the drug formulation
- Impact of preclinical and clinical development (in vitro, animal studies, clinical studies)
- Reasoned use of drugs (over or under consumption, prevention and treatment of infectious diseases)
- Environmental cost of drug distribution and transportation
- Management of waste, residues and packaging (including waste from hospitals and laboratories);
- Impact of the delivery and use of drugs on the environment (in particular the physiological elimination of drugs or their metabolites by the body).
- Prices and access to medicines (including for rare diseases); notions of health economics

Teaching methods

Interactive lectures, including cases analysis

Evaluation methods

Evaluation of theorical concepts by written exam
Evaluation of an oral presentation given by a group of students on thema related to the content of the lectures

Teaching materials

• PDF des slides sur moodle.

Faculty or entity

FARM