Physical Pharmacy 1 BIPH 2213

Course description:

The course Physical Pharmacy I was designed to provide the students with a wide background in physical pharmaceutical principles essential for their pharmacy study in the next years. The course also presents basic understanding of types of disperse systems and methods of their preparation and assessment.

Course Aims:

The course aims at introducing important pharmacy-related physical principles in areas such as states of matter, phase equilibrium and phase rule, solutions of non-electrolytes, adsorption, solubility, buffers and isotonic solutions and rheology.

Course outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course students acquire the following: 
  • Physical principles of states of matter and phase rule.
  • A basic understanding of physical properties of solutions, buffers, isotoninicity,
  • disperse systems and rheology.
  • A basic understanding of physicochemical properties of drugs including solubility, distribution, adsorption, and stability.
  • A basic knowledge of pharmaceutical suspensions and colloids.
  • A basic understanding of the pharmaceutical applications of various physical
  • principles such as lyophilization, aerosols, condensed systems, and phase diagram. 
  • Able to apply information regarding physical principles in deigning dosage forms.
  • Able to solve problems related to states of matter, concentration expression, buffers and isotonic solutions.
  • Able to recognize basic rules and equations regarding physical principles essential for pharmaceutical applications.
  • Able to choose rationally the adjuvants used for delivery and in formulation of
  • biologically active molecules.
  • Able to Calculate and adjust dosage and dose regimen of medication.