Quality Assurance Unit
Faculty of Pharmacy
Course Specifications
1- Basic Information:
Course code: 216
Course title:
Year: 2nd
Pharmaceutics I
Semester: 1
Theoretical: 3 hrs
Practical:
2 hrs
2- Course Goals:
1. Develop the knowledge gained by studying and understanding the Physical pharmacy in
first year, in liquid dosage forms formulation
2. Study the basic information for production of liquid dosage forms for drug administration.
3. Study the different pharmaceutical liquid dosage form available in the market
4. Study the difference between solutions, suspensions, and emulsions as a form of liquid
preparations.
5. Study the types of incompatibilities: intentional and non-intentional, Physical or chemical
incompatibilities that may be encountered during the preparation of the different
pharmaceutical dosage forms.
3- Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs):
a. Knowledge and After completing the course the student should be able to:
understanding
a.1. Understand the principles of liquid dosage forms.
a.2. Understanding the various methods employed for evaluation of
liquid pharmaceutical preparations.
a.3. Identify the properties of different liquid dosage forms including
novel drug delivery systems.
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a.4. Identify the different types of physical, chemical and therapeutic
incompatibilities.
b. Intellectual
After completing the course the student should be able to:
Skills
b.1. Identify the role of pharmaceutical excipients in formulation of
liquid dosage forms
b.2. Recognize and control possible physical and chemical
incompatibilities that may occur during dispensing.
b.3. Calculate and adjust dosage and dose regimen of medications
b.4. Utilize the pharmaceutical knowledge in the formation of safe and
effective medicines.
c. Professional
After completing the course the student should be able to:
and Practical
c.1. Design compound, dispense, label and store liquid dosage forms
Skills
(Solution, suspension and emulsion) effectively and safely.
c.2. Solve problems encountered during formulation of liquid dosage
forms.
c.3. Use the pharmaceutical abbreviations properly
d. General and
After completing the course the student should be able to:
Transferable
Skills
d.1. Retrieve and evaluate information from different sources to
improve professional competencies
d.2. work effectively in a team
d.3. Practice independent learning needed for continuous
professional development.
4- Course Content:
1. Pharmaceutical solutions as dosage forms (aqueous and non-aqueous)
2. Pharmaceutical excipients use in Formulation of different pharmaceutical solutions (coloring
agents, flavouring agents, sweetening agents, preservatives. ……
3. Dispersed systems
4. Colloids and macromolecular systems
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5. Coarse dispersions
6. Pharmaceutical suspensions (formulation, excipients, stability)
7. Pharmaceutical emulsions (formulation, excipients, stability)
8. Incompatibilities (Types and how to overcome different types of incompatibilities.
5- Teaching and Learning Methods:
1. Lectures
√
2. Laboratory work
√
3. Assignments
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6- Student Assessment:
Methods of Assessment
Weighting
Assessment Schedule
%
Practical exam
30
7th and 14th week
Written Exam
50
15th week
Oral Exam
20
15th week
7- List of Textbooks and References:
1. Course Notes:
2. Essential Books (Text
Books):
3. Recommended Books:
Pharmaceutics; the Science of Dosage Form Design;
Ed. Aulton. Churchill Livingstone, 2001
Pharmaceutical Preformulation and Formulation. Gibson,
M, CRC Press
Modern Pharmaceutics4th Edition
4. Periodicals, Web Sites:
http://www.vonl.com/chips/phardos3.htm
http://www.pharm-int.com/
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8- Required Facilities for Teaching & Learning:
1. Personal Computer (available for each staff member),
2. Power Point Displayer (Data-Show); easy available for the usual lectures and Labs.
3. Lecture Hall
4. Equipped laboratories
9- Matrix of knowledge and skills:
Topics
Number of
weeks
Knowledge and
understanding
Intellectual
Skills
Professional
and Practical
Skills
General and
Transferable
Skills
Theor.
Pract.
1. Pharmaceutical solutions
as dosage forms (aqueous
and non-aqueous)
4
6
a1, a2, a3, a4
b1, b2,
b3, b4
c1, c2, c3
d1, d2, d3
2. Pharmaceutical excipients
use in Formulation of
different pharmaceutical
solutions (coloring agents,
flavouring agents,
sweetening agents,
preservatives. ……
6
2
a1, a2, a3, a4
b1, b2,
b3, b4
c1, c2, c3
d1, d2, d3
3. Dispersed systems
2
3
a1, a2, a3, a4
b1, b2,
b3, b4
c1, c2, c3
d1, d2, d3
4. Colloids and
macromolecular systems
6
2
a1, a2, a3, a4
b1, b2,
b3, b4
c1, c2, c3
d1, d2, d3
5. Coarse dispersions
4
2
a1, a2, a3, a4
b1, b2,
b3, b4
c1, c2, c3
d1, d2, d3
6. Pharmaceutical
suspensions (formulation,
excipients, stability)
4
4
a1, a2, a3, a4
b1, b2,
b3, b4
c1, c2, c3
d1, d2, d3
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7. Pharmaceutical emulsions
(formulation, excipients,
stability)
6
4
a1, a2, a3, a4
b1, b2,
b3, b4
c1, c2, c3
d1, d2, d3
8. Incompatibilities (Types and
how to overcome different
types of incompatibilities.
4
1
a1, a2, a3, a4
b1, b2,
b3, b4
c1, c2, c3
d1, d2, d3
Course Coordinator:
Signature:
Name: Dr. Eman Saddar
Head of Department:
Signature:
Name: Dr Dalia Samuel Shaker
Date:
Academic year:
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