Pharmaceutical Technology 2 BIPH 5251

Course description:

This course covers the manufacture of solid dosage forms and the basic principles of drug delivery as well as major techniques used for herbal preparations. Implemented into it are also experimental drug delivery systems and current trends in the manufacture of drug delivery systems. The course includes the study of e.g. powders, tablets, capsules, suppositories.
The course deals also with the production of liquid and semisolid preparations (aqueous, non-aqueous media multiphase systems) and includes the manufacturing process, the respective equipment for large-scale production, problems of sterility. Products for parenteral administration, problems when handling chemotherapeutics. Aerosol preparations. Good manufacturing practice and packaging.
This course also focuses on, the formulation of transdermal dosage forms and understanding the mechanism, routes and factors affecting percutaneous absorption. 
This course is intended to introduce students to the general theory of unit operations and manufacturing processes commonly used in pharmaceutical industries.

Course Aims:

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Will be able to design and formulate tablets and capsules, select the proper excipients in formulation, and besides understand the physicochemical properties of drug substance and its effect on the development of an efficacious dosage form.
  • Knowledge of size reduction process and the different equipment used for this process. 
  • Knowledge of filtration process and the types of filters.

Course outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:  
  • Define various drug dosage forms and formulation processes, and illustrate the different technologies used in drug formulation. 
  • Specify the methods used for various formulating processes, and specify the physicochemical properties of drugs suitable for each of the assigned dosage forms. 
  • Enumerate the advantages of using various drug release dosage forms. 
  • Express basic pharmaceutical sciences, pharmaceutical unit operations including production, process and laboratory control.