Dosage Form Design 4

Course aim

To provide a sound understanding of the advanced drug delivery systems and to introduce the concepts of pharmaceutical regulatory affairs in industry, hospitals and community pharmacy.

Course content

Biopharmaceuticals including peptides, proteins (eg: insulin, erythropoietin, vaccine) DNA/oligonucleotides and their stability; lipidic systems; sterile preparations including parenterals, nasal and ophthalmic delivery, implants, infusion devices (eg: patient controlled analgesia), cytotoxic preparation; advanced topics covering radiopharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical nanotechnology, biosimilars, and veterinary pharmaceuticals; regulatory affairs in pharmaceutical industry, hospitals, and community pharmacy.

Textbook(s)

Aulton, M.E., Taylor, K.M.G., Aulton's Pharmaceutics, The Design and Manufacturing of Medicines, Current Edition, Churchill Livingstone, London

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
PHAR 2016	Dosage Form Design 2
PHAR 2014	Dosage Form Design 1

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

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

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

Assessment

Examination, Written Assignment, Written Test

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.