Medicines and Drugs Unit (Option D – Chapter 15)
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Topic
D.1
Pharmaceutical
Products
IB Syllabus
D.1.1: List the effects of drugs and medicines on the functioning of
the body.
D.1.2: Outline the stages involved in research, development and
testing of new pharmaceutical products.
D.1.3: Describe the different methods of administering drugs.
D.1.4: Discuss the terms therapeutic window, tolerance, and side
effects.
Expert = Ms. Smith
D.2
Antacids
D.2.1: State and explain how excess acidity in the stomach can be
reduced by the use of different bases.
Expert = 1. Victoria
D.3
Analgesics
D.3.1: Describe and explain the different ways in which analgesics
prevent pain.
D.3.2: Describe the use of derivatives of salicylic acid as mild
analgesics and compare the advantages and disadvantages
of using aspirin and paracetamol (acetaminophen).
D.3.3: Compare the structures of morphine, codeine, and
diamorphine (heroin, the semi-synthetic opiate).
D.3.4: Discuss the adv and disadvantages of using morphine and its
derivatives as strong analgesics.
Experts= 2. Jonathan
3. Alex
D.4
Depressants
D.4.1: Describe the effects of depressants.
D.4.2: Discuss the social and physiological effects of the use and
abuse of ethanol.
D.4.3: Describe and explain the techniques used for the detection of
ethanol in the breath and in the blood or urine.
D.4.4: Describe the synergistic effects of ethanol with other drugs.
D.4.5: List other commonly used depressants and describe their
structures.
Experts = 4. Mickella
5. Ryan
D.5
Stimulants
D.5.1: List the physiological effects of stimulants.
D.5.2: Compare amphetamines and adrenaline (epinephrine).
D.5.3: Discuss the short-and long-term effects of nicotine
consumption.
D.5.4: Describe the effects of caffeine and compare its structure with
that of nicotine.
Experts = 6. Adie
7. Sarah
Reading and
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Read pp. 405-410
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Read pp. 410-411
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Read pp. 412-414
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Read pp. 415-419
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Read pp. 419-421
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D.6
Anti-Bacterials
D.6.1: Outline the historical development of penicillins.
D.6.2: Explain how penicillins work and discuss the effects of
modifying the side chain.
D.6.3: Discuss and explain the importance of patient compliance and
the effect of penicillin overprescription.
Experts = 8. Abbie
9. Leann
D.7
Anti-Virals
D.7.1: State how viruses differ from bacteria.
D.7.2: Describe the different ways in which antiviral drugs work.
D.7.3: Discuss the difficulties associated with solving the AIDS
problem.
Experts = 10. Molly
11.
D.8
Drug Action
D.8.1: Describe the importance of geometrical isomerism in drug
action
D.8.2: Discuss the importance of chirality in drug action.
D.8.3: Explain the importance of beta-lactam ring action of penicillin.
D.8.4: Explain the increased potency of diamorphine (heroin)
compared to morphine.
Experts = 12. Tyler
13.
D.9
Drug Design
D.9.1: Discuss the use of a compound library in drug design
D.9.2: Explain the use of combinatorial and parallel chemistry to
synthesize new drugs.
D.9.3: Describe how computers are used in drug design
D.9.4: Discuss how the polarity of a molecule can be modified to
increase its aqueous solubility and how this facilitates its
distribution around the body.
D.9.5 Describe the use of chiral auxillaries to form the desired
enantiomer.
Experts = 14. Luca
15. Diana
D.10
Mind-Altering
Drugs
D.10.1: Describe the effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD),
mescaline, psilocybin and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
D.10.2: Discuss the structural similarities and differences between
LSD, mescaline and psilocybin.
D.10.3: Discuss the arguments for and against the legalization of
cannabis.
Experts = 16. Lee
17. Hunter
Read pp. 422-424
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Read pp. 424-425
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Read pp. 425-427
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Read pp. 427-431
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Read pp. 431-434
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