Description

This course introduces the students to the various technologies utilized in drug manufacturing. The design of equipment used for the basic unit operations of mixing, size enlargement or reduction, emulsification, centrifugation, evaporation, drying, crystallization filtration and others is studied. A focus on the application of these unit operations in pharmaceutical industry with emphasis on the more sophisticated equipment used during the production and packaging of different dosage forms will be provided.

Program

PharmD Clinical

Objectives

• Domain (1): Fundamental knowledge By the end of the course the student should be able to: 1.1 Outline the principles and objectives of some unit operations widely used in drug manufacturing as mixing, size enlargement, evaporation, drying, and filtration and the factors affecting each process. 1.2 Illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of various equipment (batch and continuous) used in different processes. 1.3 Outline the construction and role of each part of different equipment used in pharmaceutical manufacture and their optimal applications. Domain (2): Professional and Ethical Practice At the end of the course the student should be able to: 2.1 Solve problems associated with different unit operations. 2.2 Recommend the proper technique and equipment for the production of pharmaceuticals. 2.3 Judge on product quality according to the selected equipment. Domain (3): Pharmaceutical Care Domain (4): Personal Practice At the end of the course the student should be able to: 4.1 Improve skills within a setting of self-learning and appreciate the need for independent life-long continuing education in addition to team work. 4.2 Practice numeric and other computations including use of units, mathematical functions, modes of data presentation and presentation skills. 4.3 Keep up with pharmaceutical literature and with new developments of the pharmacy profession and pharmaceutical industry.