Course Description for pharmaceutics
Course code: Pharm. 224 ( Pharmaceutics 1)
Cred. Hours 3 ( 2 lectures ) and ( 2hours practical class)
This course includes the following:
Measurements used in pharmacy which includes:
1 - A study based systems globally in the measurements and calculations of
pharmaceutical and known as SI units
2 - Studying the relationship between the Apothecary unit system and SI
system of measurements and pharmaceutical calculations.
3 - Studying the fundamental element that must be met in prescription and
how to identify the errors and correct those errors.
4 - How to calculate the appropriate dose for a patient.
Study the physical properties of states of materials from the pharmaceutical
view point. This includes:
1 - Study the physical properties of the material in different forms (gas, liquid,
solid)
2 - Studying of the of physical interactions of a material , such as melting and
freezing point and vapour pressure
3 - A study of some phenomena such as surface tension, viscosity and
rehology, properties of buffer solutions, osmosis, and solvent collegative
properties.
Course code: Pharm. 226 ( Pharmaceutics microbiology 1 )
Cred. Hours 3 ( 2 lectures ) and ( 2hours practical class)
This course includes the following:
The definition and classification of microorganisms.
1 - Study description and composition and structure of bacteria
2 - Studying the growth of bacterial micro-organisms
3 – Studying the relationship between genes and the bacterial cell immune
4 - An introduction and classification of viruses according to cell structure
5 - Studying the mechanism of infection and immune defence mechanism
6 - Study the different ways to prevent infection and methods of sterilization
and the mechanism for the use of disinfectants and preservatives.
Course code: Pharm. 311 ( Pharmaceutics 2 )
Cred. Hours 3 ( 2 lectures ) and ( 2hours practical class)
This course includes the following:
Identifying the forms of the pharmaceutical preparations such as liquids and
semi-solid and study the following:
1 – Techniques used to prepare and formulate these pharmaceutical forms
forms (solutions, suspensions, emulsions, colloidal solutions, liposomes,
nanoparticles, sprays, paints, creams, gels, and pastes) from the starting
materials
2 – The applications of those pharmaceutical forms
3 - Advantages and disadvantages of these forms.
Course code: Pharm. 313 ( Pharmaceutics microbiology 2 )
Cred. Hours 3 ( 2 lectures ) and ( 2hours practical class)
This course includes the following:
1 - study of bacteria causing the disease and the relationship between the diseas
and the causing microorganism.
2 - Studying of pathogenic microorganism causing common infections and
common diseases and studying the methods of infection.
3. Studying the relationship between the microorganism causing infection and the
development of the immunity against the disease.
3 - Studying the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
Course code: Pharm. 322 ( Pharmaceutics 3 )
Cred. Hours 3 ( 2 lectures ) and ( 2hours practical class)
This course includes the technology of preparation and formulation of:
1 - Pharmaceutical powders ; study their physical properties such as flow properties
and pharmaceutical evaluation
2 - Effervescent granules; manufacture, properties and pharmaceutical evaluation
3 - Tablets; their properties and pharmaceutical evaluation
4 –Capsules ; their properties and pharmaceutical evaluation.
5 - Suppositories, including manufacture, their properties, and pharmaceutical
evaluation.
Course code: Pharm. 324 ( Pharmaceutical Immunology )
Cred. Hours 2 ( 2 lectures )
This course give a brief introduction to immune system: The study includes
1 – Physiology of the immune system (the study of the lymph system and tissue
central and peripheral lymph nodes, lymph cells (T and B , cells)
2 – Formation and function of antibodies
3 – Immune characters of tissues and organs
4 - Immune diseases and allergy, immune deficiencies (primary and secondary)
5 - Immunity against cancer - an emerging immunity due to organ transplantation
and immunity against bacterial diseases
6 – The manufacture of vaccines
7 - Immune suppressive drugs and their clinical uses
Course code: Pharm. 411 ( Bio-pharmaceutics)
Cred. Hours 3 ( 2 lectures ) + 2 hours( practical)
This course discusses
1- The factors and dietary habits affecting the absorption and the physiological
availability of orally administered medications.
2 - Engineering and technically designing dosage forms of extended release
profiles.
3. Engineering and technically designing dosage forms of certain and specific
release characteristics to exert the availability at particular site of gastrointestinal
tract.
3 - Bioequivalence study
4 – developing techniques to formulate drugs in dosage forms that have release at
domain target.
Course code: Pharm. 511 ( Industrial Pharmacy)
Cred. Hours 3 ( 2 lectures ) + 2 hours( practical)
This course includes the following:
1 – Study the basic processes used and applied in industrial pharmacy such as
grinding, mixing, drying, dry freezing, crystallization, extraction, heat flow during
manufacturing steps.
2-- Study the factors affecting heat flow during the manufacturing steps.
3 - Focusing to visit at a pharmaceutical plants to follow the manufacturing and
production steps and the machine involved in the production.
Course code: Pharm. 513 ( nuclear Pharmacy)
Cred. Hours 2( 1 lectures ) + 2 hours( practical)
This course includes the following:
1 - Specifications of radioactive materials and pharmaceutical applications
2 - Studying the degree of safety and quality of pharmaceutical radioactive
substances.
3 – use of radioactive drugs in the treatment and diagnosis
4 - a study of distribution of radioactive pharmaceuticals in body.
Course code: Pharm. 515 ( Sterile Pharmaceuticals )
Cred. Hours 3 ( 1 lectures ) + 2 hours( practical)
This course includes the following:
1 – Study the principles of sterilization and the methods applied in sterilizing
pharmaceutical products
2 – Manufacturing steps should be followed to manufacture sterile reparations
such as ophthalmic and injectable drugs in vials and ampoules.
3 - treatment using sterile fluids, sterile nutrition products
4 – in vitro and in vivo cmpatibility of sterile products
5 – Sterile nutrients and its distribution in body.
Course code: Pharm. 522 ( Cosmoceuticals )
Cred. Hours 1 ( 1 lecture )
This course includes the following:
1 – History and development of the science of cosmetics
2 – Study skin physiology and histology and suitability of dermatological
preparations.
3 – Study the laws (national and international such as of Food and Drug
Administration ,FDA, organization) which organize the manufacture, distribution and
use of cosmetics
4 – Pharmaceutical quality control of cosmoceuticals and their formulations
Course code: Pharm. 524 ( Quality control and good manufacture
practice, GMP ) 3 Cred. Hours ( 2 lecture ) + (1 practical)
This course includes the following:
1 - Methods to evaluate the pharmaceuticals (physically, chemically and
phsiologically).
2- Pharmacopoeial methods and standards for the assessment of pharmaceuticals
3 – GMP measures and principles that should be applied in industry
4 - Evaluation of manufacturing steps
5 - Laboratory quality control tests to evaluate final product (tablets- capsules suspensions - emulsions - parentrals) to evaluate the suitability of the product for
marketing and issuance of a certificate directed by the product of procrastination