Instructor: Jyoti Prajapati

Visiting Faculty,  Dept. of Pharma Sci. & Tech.

Institute of Chemical Technology (formerly UDCT),

N. P. Marg, Matunga, Mumbai- 400 019

Course Overview

This course introduces first-year B.Pharm students to the fundamentals of computer science, number systems, web technologies, bioinformatics, and the applications of computers in pharmacy practice, research, and healthcare.

Course Units & Learning Materials: 

UNIT I – Number Systems & Information Systems

Link to the slides:

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1p930_8YgdnLuLKq2L5wne6M0M3GUNs4c?usp=drive_link 

Topics Covered:

• Binary, Decimal, Octal, and Hexadecimal Number Systems

• Conversions:

  • Decimal ↔ Binary

  • Binary ↔ Octal

  • Hexadecimal ↔ Binary

• Binary Arithmetic:

  • Addition

  • Subtraction (1’s & 2’s complement methods)

  • Multiplication

  • Division

• Concept of Information Systems and Software :

  • Information gathering, 

  • Requirement and feasibility analysis,

  • Data flow diagrams, 

  • Process specifications, 

  • Input/output design, 

  • Process life cycle, 

  • Planning and managing the project

UNIT II – Web Technologies & Databases

Link to the slides:

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GPmVnfjGJ1IvGGlQkmXCO1JjkXVEAVB8?usp=drive_link 

Topics Covered:

• Introduction to HTML, XML, CSS

• Basics of Programming Languages

• Web Servers & Server Products

• Introduction to Databases

• MySQL, MS Access

• Pharmacy Drug database

UNIT III – Applications of Computers in Pharmacy

Link to the slides:

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hDUiTnU5ZdCfo-2nv8oRF9mBwHtYxKZw?usp=drive_link 

Topics Covered:

• Drug information storage & retrieval

• Pharmacokinetics & mathematical modeling in Drug design

• Computer-Aided Drug Design

• Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy Systems

• Electronic Prescribing (EP) & Discharge Systems

• Barcode-based Medicine Identification

• Automated Drug Dispensing of drugs

• Mobile Technology and Adherence Monitoring

• Diagnostic Lab Systems

• Patient Monitoring Systems

• Pharmaceutical Information Systems

UNIT IV – Bioinformatics

Link to the slides:

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IUHJFSAiUMv848jQwNvXNzs5wdwzqE4w?usp=drive_link 

Topics Covered:

• Introduction & Objectives of Bioinformatics

• Types of Bioinformatics Databases

• Concept of Bioinformatics

• Impact of Bioinformatics in Vaccine Discovery

UNIT V – Computers as Data Analysis Tools in Preclinical Development

Link to the slides:

drive.google.com/drive/folders/1To1puaFDMUC8xzpOn6YfTWPwyPKw0WVb?usp=drive_link 

Topics Covered:

• Chromatographic Data Analysis (CDS)

• Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

• Text Information Management System (TIMS)