Formulations and Drug Delivery 2

Catalog description

This 2-credit hour unit course in Formulations and Drug Delivery (FDD) builds on FDD Fall P1 applying the basic principles of pharmacy calculations, pharmaceutics, and pharmacokinetics. Topics to be discussed include pharmaceutical calculations, pharmacokinetics of infusions, multiple dosing, protein binding, dosing adjustments in kidney failure, as well as pulmonary, ophthalmic, otic, nasal, buccal, and sublingual drug delivery systems. A combination of lectures, active learning exercises, small group discussions, problem sets/homework, and formative quizzes may be used for teaching and assessing the material. The course's overall purpose is to continue developing strong foundations in pharmaceutical sciences, calculations, and kinetics to prepare students for material in the integrated systems and patient care skills courses.