Description

This course aims at offering students the basic skills for formulating and compounding sterile dosage forms including small- and large-volume parenteral preparations, ophthalmic preparations, and solid implants. The student will be provided with the knowledge and skills regarding the properties and utility of the different components of these dosage forms including various types of vehicles and additives used in their preparation and their effect on dosage form stability.

Program

PharmD

Objectives

• Domain (1): Fundamental knowledge By the end of the course the student should be able to: Define sterile dosage forms including small- and large-volume parenteral preparations, TPN and ophthalmic preparations and different diseases affecting the eye. Explain the various techniques used in their preparation. Identify the basic factors that control their stability. Describe different routes of injections and drug delivery to the eye. List different packaging materials and various vehicles, bases, and additives used in their fabrication and stabilization including small- and large-volume parenteral preparations, TPN, ophthalmic preparations, and implants. Identify the quality control tests used for evaluation of different sterile dosage forms. Domain (2): Professional and Ethical Practice At the end of the course the student should be able to: Manipulate different sterile dosage forms’ prescriptions. Apply the mathematical skills for necessary pharmaceutical calculations of flow rate, isotonicity, and reconstitution for sterile forms preparations. Domain (3): Pharmaceutical Care At the end of the course the student should be able to: Develop knowledge of challenges in formulation and administration in addition to microbial control associated with different sterile dosage forms following dispensing that aids students in the labor market. Differentiate between the different types of sterile dosage forms and the suitability of each type to various patients. Domain (4): Personal Practice At the end of the course the student should be able to: 4.1. Collaborate in a team to present the required tasks with effective time management skills. 4.2. Develop problem-solving skills during formulation of different sterile dosage forms. 4.3. Enhance effective self learning and communication skills.