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3111 (v.3) Pharmaceutics 320
Area: | School of Pharmacy |
Contact Hours: | 4.5 |
Credits: | 50.0 |
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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| 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. |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Full Year | Y | | |
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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