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. Multiple practical and theoretical exercises will be used to enable the student to apply the acquired knowledge in overcoming simple formulation problems related to drug properties and/or formulation stability.
Program
Bachelor of Pharmacy-B Pharm
Objectives
- a. Knowledge and Understanding
a1. Define sterile dosage forms including small- and large-volume parenteral preparations, TPN, ophthalmic preparations and solid implants.
a.2. Identify the basic factors that control stability of sterile dosage forms.
a.3. Recognize different routes of drug delivery to the eye
a.4. Summarize the various vehicles, bases and additives used in their fabrication and stabilization including small- and large-volume parenteral preparations, TPN, ophthalmic preparations and solid implants.
a.5. Explain the quality control tests used for evaluation of different sterile dosage forms.
b. Intellectual Skills
b1. Conclude the methods and techniques that could be applied to prepare sterile dosage forms including small- and large-volume parenteral preparations, TPN, ophthalmic preparations and solid implants.
b2. Differentiate between the different types of sterile dosage forms and the suitability of each type to various dosage forms.
b3. Select laws related to their stabilization and environmental control.
c. Professional and Practical Skills
c1. Prepare different sterile dosage forms’ prescriptions using various techniques
c2. Acquire the mathematical skills necessary for pharmaceutical calculations of flow rate, isotonicity and reconstitution for sterile forms preparations.
d. General and Transferable Skills
d1. Practice problem solving skills during formulation.
d2. Follow information gained to design pharmaceutical sterile dosage forms.
d3. Accommodate in a team to present the required tasks with effective time management skills.
d4. Develop effective communication skills.
