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12937 (v.2) Pharmaceutics 200


 

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

Prerequisite(s):

12935 (v.2) Pharmaceutics 100 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Powder systems - the importance of particle size, granulation, particle size analysis, surface area measurement. Tablet formulation, compression and evaluation. Rheology - Newtonian and non-Newtonian flow, thixotropy, rheology in formulations and evaluation. Colloids and pharmaceutical suspensions, surface phenomena, suppositories, creams, pH and solubility, pharmaceutical buffers and isotonicity.
 

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have developed - an appreciation of the physical pharmacy of selected solid, semi-solid and liquid medications, practical skills in the evaluation of physical and physico-chemical properties of pharmaceutical preparations, an appreciation of interpretation of scientific data, an appreciation of more complex liquid pharmaceutical systems, including emulsions and micelluar solutions. Demonstrated a knowledge of pharmaceutical buffers and of the effects ofpH on solubility in pharmaceutical preparations..

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Winfield A.J. and Richards R.M.E., (1998), Pharmaceutical Practice, 2nd ed., Churchill Livingstone. The Pharmaceutical Codex, (1994), 12th ed., Pharmaceutical Press. British Pharmacopoeia, HMSO, Current Edition. Banker G.S. and Rhodes C.T., (1996), Modern Pharmaceutics, 3rd ed., Marcel Dekker. Pharmaceutics 200 Course Book, Curtin University of Technology. Martin A.N., (1993), Physical Pharmacy, 4th ed., Lea and Febiger.(optional).

Unit Texts:

Attwood, D. and Florence, A. T. (1998) Physio-chemical Principles of Pharmacy. 3rd ed. MacMillan. Aulton, M. (1987). Pharmaceutics. The Science of dosage form design. Churchill Livingstone. Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook. Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, current edition.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Practical Test 25%. Theory Test 25%. Theory Examination 55%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

 60500 Pharmacy (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Informational  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusFull YearY  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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