Description

This course aims at offering students the basic skills for formulating and manufacturing modified-release preparations including oral, parenteral, cavity-inserted and trans-dermal device. The student will be provided with the knowledge and skills regarding the properties and utility of the different components of these dosage forms together with the different drug release mechanisms. Further, this course will enable the student to apply the acquired knowledge in overcoming simple formulation problems related to drug properties and/or formulation stability. In addition, the course involves a continued study of pharmaceutical dosage forms with emphasis on novel and targeted nanocarrier based drug delivery systems, and discussions focusing on transforming proteins, genes, and other biotechnology driven compounds into therapeutic products and new drug therapies. Furthermore, formulation aspects and application of polymers and excipients to solve problems/issues concerning the optimization of absorption, selective transport, and targeting are included.

Program

PharmD Clinical

Objectives

• Domain (1): Fundamental knowledge By the end of the course the student should be able to: 1.1 Demonstrate understanding of knowledge of pharmaceutical, biomedical, social, behavioral, administrative, and clinical sciences. 1.2 Utilize the proper pharmaceutical and medical terms, abbreviations and symbols in pharmacy practice. 1.3 Integrate knowledge from fundamental sciences to handle, identify, extract, design, prepare, analyze, and assure quality of synthetic/natural pharmaceutical materials/products. 1.4 Articulate knowledge evaluate their appropriateness, effectiveness, and safety in individuals and populations. 1.5 Retrieve information from fundamental sciences to solve therapeutic problems. 1.6 Utilize scientific literature and collect and interpret information to enhance professional decision. 1.7 Identify and critically analyze newly emerging issues influencing pharmaceutical industry and patient health care. Domain (2): Professional and Ethical Practice At the end of the course the student should be able to: 2.1 Isolate, design, identify, synthesize, synthetic/natural pharmaceutical materials. purify, analyze, and standardize 2.2 Apply the basic requirements of quality management system in developing, manufacturing, analyzing, storing, and distributing pharmaceutical materials/products considering various incompatibilities. 2.3 Recognize the principles of various tools and instruments and select the proper techniques for synthesis and analysis of different materials and production of pharmaceuticals. 2.4. Adopt the principles of pharmaceutical calculations, biostatistical analysis, bioinformatics, pharmacokinetics, and bio-pharmaceutics and their applications in new drug delivery systems, dose modification, bioequivalence studies, and pharmacy practice. Domain (3): Pharmaceutical Care At the end of the course the student should be able to: 3.1 Apply the principles of body function and basis of genomics in health and disease states to manage different diseases. Domain (4): Personal Practice At the end of the course the student should be able to: 4.1 Demonstrate responsibility for team performance and peer evaluation of other team members, and express time management skills. 4.2 Retrieve and critically analyze information, identify and solve problems, and work autonomously and effectively in a team. 4.3. Use contemporary technologies and media to demonstrate effective presentation skills. 4.4. Perform self-assessment to enhance professional and personal competencies. 4.5. Practice independent learning needed for continuous professional development.