12935 (v.2) Pharmaceutics 100

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Area:	School of Pharmacy
Credits:	50.0
Contact Hours:	6.0
Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Introduction to dosage form design and includes basic metrology relevant to pharmacy. A number of physical concepts such as solubility and the solid state are included. Relevant unit operations, particle size and comminution are considered. In addition arange of dosage forms are discussed and prepared in the laboratory.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit students will have had an introduction to - the elements of pharmaceutical practice including ethical and legal responsibilities, basic pharmaceutical processes and techniques and , commonly used medical substances.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	The Pharmaceutical Codex, (1979), 11th ed., The Pharmaceutical Press. The Pharmaceutical Codex, (1994), 12th ed., The Pharmaceutical Press. Aulton M., (1987), Pharmaceutics - The Science of Dosage Form Design, Churchill Livingstone. Banker and Rhodes, (1996), Modern Pharmaceutics, 3rd ed., Marcel Dekker. Gennaro A.R., (Ed.), (2000), Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 20th ed., Mack Publishing Co. Rawlins E.A., (1997), Bentley's Textbook of Pharmaceutics, 8th ed., Bailliere Tindall. Ansel H.C., Allen L.V. and Popovich N.G., (1999), Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems, 7th ed., Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Martin A.N., (1993), Physical Pharmacy, 4th ed., Lea and Febiger. Winfield A.J. and Richards R.M.E., (1998), Pharmaceutical Practice, 2nd ed., Churchill Livingstone.
Unit Texts:	Pharmaceutics 100 Course Books, Curtin University of Technology. Pharmacy Handbook, Pharmaceutical Council of WA, A.P.F.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Practical Test 5%. Tests (3) 40%. Examination 55%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Full Year Y