COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course teaches the scientific background and technical aspects important in dosage form design, basic dosage forms and their therapeutic applications. This course will also focus on physicochemical foundation of various dosage forms.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)


CLO: 1. To illustrate different pharmaceutical dosage forms in relation to their physical form and route of administration
CLO: 2. To explain principles and steps for preparing different pharmaceutical dosage forms, illustrate their components based on chemical and physical properties ingredients, their special pharmaceutical needs and calculations respective to specified dosage form
CLO: 3. To integrate basic knowledge of dosage form science to develop different formulations.

COURSE CONTENTS

  1. SUPPOSITORIES AND ENEMAS:
    • Semi-solid preparations, Suppositories: Bases, preparation, packaging and storage, Solutions/Enemas: preparation, packing & storage.
  2. AEROSOLS, INHALATIONS AND SPRAYS:
    • Aerosol: Principle, container and valve assembly, propellants, filling, testing, packaging, labelling and storage. Inhalations: Principle, container and valve assembly, propellants, filling, testing, packaging, labelling and storage. Sprays: Principle, container and valve assembly, propellants, filling, testing, packaging, labelling and storage.
  3. POWDERS, CAPSULES, TABLET DOSAGE FORMS:
    • Preparation of Powders, mixing of powders, uses and packaging of powders, granules, effervescent granulated salts. Hard gelatin capsules: capsule sizes, preparation of filled hard gelatin capsules. Soft gelatin capsules, preparation and its application. Tablets: types, characteristics and methods of preparation.
  4. INTRODUCTION TO PARENTERALS:
    • Official types of injections, solvents and vehicles for injections, added substances.
  5. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO ORAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS: