Dosage Form Design 2
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
PHAR 2016
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
No
Course ID
101812
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
To provide a sound understanding of the formulation of polyphasic pharmaceutical dosage forms and the factors which influence their properties, stability and value as vehicles for the administration/application of drugs.
Polyphasic pharmaceutical dosage forms; Interfacial phenomena; Surfactants, polymers and macromolecules; Coarse and colloidal dispersions; emulsions, creams, ointments, gels, pastes, suspensions, foams and aerosols, liposomes and newer polyphasic products under development; rheology; pharmaceutical microbiology (bioburden, preservation, and antiseptics and sterile preparations) pharmaceutical calculations.
Florence, A.T. & Attwood, D, Physicochemical Principles of Pharmacy, Current Edition, Pharmaceutical Press, London
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
CHEM 1006 | Chemistry 100 |
CHEM 1007 | Chemistry 101 |
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
PHAR 2014 | Dosage Form Design 1 |
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, CITY EAST | |||
Lecture | 3 hours x 13 weeks | ||
Tutorial | 1 hour x 10 weeks | ||
Practical (Physical Pharmacy and Compounding) | 3 hours x 4 weeks | ||
Workshop (Microbiology) | 3 hours x 2 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Examination, Portfolio, Test
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.