Formulations and Drug Delivery 3

Catalog description

This 2-credit hour course continues the discussion of the principles of pharmaceutics, pharmacognosy and clinical pharmacokinetics. The purpose is to learn the basic principles that underlie these pharmaceutical sciences: dosage forms and drug delivery systems, medicinal plants as well as the study of drug disposition in the human body. These sciences constitute an integral part of drug development and rational pharmacotherapy. The disciplines will be presented aligned with the integrated systems blocks including endocrine, Central Nervous System (CNS) drugs, and antibiotics. A combination of didactic lectures, active learning exercises, assignments, and discussion boards may be used for teaching the material. The overall purpose of the course is to use the strong foundations in pharmaceutical sciences, calculations, and kinetics covered in Formulations and Drug Delivery 1 & 2 to support the material in the integrated systems and patient care skills courses.