Pharmaceutics 2 Lab BIPH 3132

Course description:

This course covers the basic pharmaceutical dosage forms: liquid, semi-solid and solid types. Involve the basic principles of compounding, preparation skills and basics underlying the selection of formulating ingredients, packaging, labeling and storage conditions for final selection of finished products. It deals with the principle of dosage form design applicable in the field of pharmaceutical and allied industries and concern on semisolid dosage forms in addition to liquid dosage form and suppositories.

Course Aims:

  • Formulate and evaluate variant semisolid dosage forms as creams, ointments, Vics, Gels, pastes, suppositories and liquid dosage forms as syrup.
  • Design any basic semisolid formula with efficient use of resources and time.
  • Distinguish variant dosage forms according to its basic formula linked with formula specificity to its proper medicinal use. 

Course outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:  
  • Define the quality control parameters for each dosage form.
  • Evaluate primary package for sterile products
  • Understand importance of aseptic area
  • know and evaluate parenteral and ophthalmic products
  • Understand and evaluate semisolid and liquid products
  • Track any mistake during compounding and how to deal with it.