Area: |
School of Pharmacy |
Credits: |
50.0 |
Contact Hours: |
4.5 |
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| ** 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. ** |
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Lecture: |
1 x 2.5 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: |
1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): |
12936 (v.2) Pharmaceutical Chemistry 200 or any previous version
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Syllabus: |
Drug stability - stability indicating assays. Chemical decomposition including hydrolysis, oxidation and photolysis. Effects of pH, solvent, dielectric constant and ionic strength on drug stability. Formulation of polypeptides. Sterilisation - dry heat, moist heat. Other forms of sterilisation. Sterilisation testing. Radiopharmacy. Dissolution and bioavailability. In-vivo determination of bioavailability using plasma and urinary data. Bioequivalence of drug products. Antimicrobial preservatives - incidence of microbial contamination, standards for the microbiological quality of pharmaceuticals. Choice of antimicrobial agent in formulated products. Drug delivery systems, drug targeting. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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Field of Education: |
60100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping) |
HECS Band (if applicable): |
3 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information: |
Informational |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
| Year |
Location |
Period |
Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Full Year |
Y |
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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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