Compounding and Manufacturing of Dosage Forms II

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Pre-requisite: FARM 7137. This course continues the development of the concept dosage forms, the technological and scientific principles applied in the preparation of the dosage forms and drug delivery systems and their use in patient care. Principles of physical pharmacy, product design, compounding and manufacture with special attention to the use of these products in patient care are integrated. This course emphasizes disperse systems such as Colloids, Suspensions and Emulsions, Semisolids, Transdermal and Transmucosal Systems, N on-Traditional and other New Drug Delivery Systems, Products of Biotechnology, Aerosols and Inhalation Products and Radiopharmaceuticals. Laws and regulations applicable to research, drug product development, manufacturing and compounding practice standard s and the regulatory process by which pharmaceuticals are approved for marketing are examined. Educational experiences will be developed through the use of active learning methodologies in addition to the traditional methodologies.