Dosage Form Design 1

Course aim

To provide an understanding of the formulation of solution dosage forms and how structure and reactivity relates to solubility, dissolution and the stability of drugs and drug products.

Course content

Overview of the types of pharmaceutical products and their physical forms, how they are presented and administered, shelf-life and storage; Solution dosage forms, solubility and the process of dissolution; techniques for increasing solubility and the rate of solution; Physicochemical drug interactions and incompatibilities; Basic colligative properties and osmolarity; Electronic and structural features that influence acidity and basicity of drug molecules; buffers and ampholytes; Ionization, aqueous solubility and biological partitioning of drugs which are weak electrolytes; Structure and properties of heterocyclic drugs; Principles of quality control; Methods for the analysis of drugs; Pharmaceutical calculations.

Textbook(s)

Florence, A.T. & Attwood, D., Physicochemical Principles of Pharmacy, Current Edition, Pharmaceutical Press, London

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
CHEM 1007	Chemistry 101
CHEM 1006	Chemistry 100

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Tutorial	1 hour x 13 weeks
Practical (Compounding)	2 hours x 2 weeks
Practical (Physical Pharmacy)	3 hours x 4 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks

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

Assessment

Practical Portfolio, Quiz

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.