Pharmaceutical Science 2

Course aim

To provide a thorough understanding of polyphasic pharmaceutical dosage forms, including factors important in their formulation, quality control and stability.

Course content

Polyphasic pharmaceutical dosage forms. Interfacial phenomena. Surfactants, polymers and macromolecules. Coarse and colloidal dispersions. Emulsions, creams, ointments, gels, pastes, suspensions, foams and aerosols. Rheology. Manufacture of polyphasic dose forms.
Techniques in pharmaceutical analysis.

Textbook(s)

Florence, A.T. & Attwood, D 2006, Physicochemical Principles of Pharmacy, 4th edn, Pharmaceutical Press, London

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 1
CHEM 1006	Chemistry 100
CHEM 1007	Chemistry 101
Group 2
CHEM 1013	Chemistry in Life 100
CHEM 1014	Chemistry in Life 101

Students choose one of the above groups for their pre-requisites.

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
PHAR 2011	Pharmaceutical Science 1

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Practical	3 hours x 4 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 5 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, MCQ and Short Answer Test, Practical Portfolio

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.