Description
This course aims at offering students the basic skills for formulating and manufacturing modified-release preparations including oral, parenteral, cavity-ed 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. Multiple 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
a.1. Define modified-release drug delivery systems, pros and cons of their applications together with their formulation and manufacturing techniques.
a.2. Illustrate the broad knowledge on the prolonged release concept and microencapsulation techniques.
a.3. Identify the basic factors that control dissolution and stability of modified-release drug dosage systems.
a.4. Enumerate the various types of excipients and polymers used in preparation of modified-release drug dosage systems.
a5. Define targeted drug delivery system and enumerate the different methods and systems used for formulating a targeted drug delivery system
b. Intellectual Skills
b.1. Deduce the methods that could be applied for the formulation and manufacturing techniques of modified-release drug delivery systems.
b.2. Differentiate between the types of tablets and capsules and the suitability of each type to various modified-release dosage forms.
b.3. Apply laws related to calculations of the drug replacement and delivery rate.
b.4. Differentiate between the methods used for drug targeting to different body organs
c. Professional and Practical Skills
c.1. Design different pharmaceutical modified drug delivery systems intended for different routes of administration
c.2. Perform different calculations required to calculate release rate of drugs from different delivery systems
c.3. Recommend the appropriate formulation for extended, sustained or delayed drug delivery
c.4. Design and evaluate different targeted drug delivery systems
d. General and Transferable Skills
d.1. Acquire time management and organizational skills.
d.2. Follow ethical, legal and safety guidelines in all theoretical and practice setting
d.3. Continue development through self – learning
d.4. Acquire oral and written communication skills
d.5. Follow the update knowledge and new technology tools concerning the course demand
