Pharmaceutical Technology 1 BIPH 4242

Course description:

The course provides the development, solid properties, testing and biopharmaceutical assessment of drug dosage forms, (including topics such as drug delivery systems, tissue- and organ-targeting, special characteristics of biotechnologically and genetically produced drugs). The course also deals with the principles of designing, composition, availability, and usage properties of drug preparations that are to be commercially manufactured. The properties, testing, and evaluation of ground and adjuvant substances and vehicles used in the manufacture of drugs, as well as the characteristics of packaging material. Basic practical operations in pharmaceutical technology; techniques used, machinery, controlling techniques.

Course Aims:

  • Student will be reminded of the kinetic order of drug degradation and taught the most important complex degradation kinetics encountered in drug formulations.
  • Student will study in details the different environmental and formulation related factors affecting the drug stability in different pharmaceutical dosage forms, including: storage temperature, dispensing solvents and related factors as ionic strength.

Course outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:  
  • Understandvarious principles of pharmaceutical reaction kinetics and various dosage forms.
  • Employing calculations to determine the factors affecting reaction rate. 
  • Enumerate different properties affecting various pharmaceutical dosage forms 
  • Describe various instruments & techniques used in different pharmaceutical dosage forms.
  • Describe Sterilization methods of pharmaceutical dosage forms.