312048 (v.1) Drug Formulation Science 521

Area:	School of Pharmacy
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	312043 (v.1) Introduction to Pharmaceutics 520 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Rheology - principles and applications in pharmaceutical formulations. Colloids and pharmaceutical suspensions: properties and evaluation in relation to formulation. Particle size and surface area measurement. Pharmaceutical aspects of pH: different types of salts; buffers and the buffer equations. Effect of pH on the solubilities of pharmaceutical compounds. Iso-osmolarity and isotonicity. Tablet formulation, manufacture, and evaluation. Surface Phenomena: surface and interfacial tension; surfactants, micelle formation and their applications in drug formulation. Emulsions, multiple and micro emulsions; their properties and applications. Formulations of drugs for delivery to the skin, rectum and vagina: Sunscreens, suppositories, and pessaries. Sterilisation: its considerations and procedures. USP and other standards in relation to sterilisation. Formulation of parenteral products. Colloidal drug delivery systems including liposomes, niosomes, micro and nanoparticles, and dedrimers.
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Field of Education:	010599 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Categorised *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2010	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

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