Industrial Dosage Form Technologies and Placement (ZFTK_059)
About Study Course
Objective
1. Encourage acquisition of knowledge and formation of understanding about theoretical bases and practical methods of development, manufacturing, quality evaluation of dosage forms.
2. Encourage acquisition of practical skills in preparation and quality evaluation of dosage forms.
3. To gain insight into the requirements of good manufacturing practice, environmental and occupational safety requirements, and the production of finished dosage forms in a pharmaceutical company or RSU Final dosage form laboratory
Prerequisites
Inorganic, Organic, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Quantitative Analysis, Plant and Animal Biology, Mathematics, Informatics, Physics, Physical Pharmacy, Medical Biochemistry, Environmental health, Microbiology, Medical chemistry, Pharmaceutical chemistry Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy. Desirable knowledge in Human Anatomy, Normal Physiology, English.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Understand the meaning of the dosage forms' development process.
2. Understand the meaning of the theoretical basic principles in the manufacturing of dosage forms.
3. Characterise the demands of dosage forms' quality corresponding to the normative documents.
4. Knowledge of good manufacturing practice and environmental and occupational safety requirements in a pharmaceutical company
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Apply knowledge about functionality-related charecteristics of excipients in the development of dosage forms.
2. Use technological techniques for preparing formulations of medicinal products.
3. Calculate the quantities of raw materials for the formulation of dosage form..
4. Create a production process scheme and describe the process by stages.
5. Perform a quality assessment of the formulations of medicinal products in accordance with the requirements of the European Pharmacopoeia.
6. Present the results of your practical work correctly.
7. Will be able to comply with occupational safety requirements in the pharmaceutical company.
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to understand the meaning and usage of the theoretical basic principles of technology in the manufacturing of medicines. After placement will be able to supplement the theoretical knowledge acquired in the study course about equipment, technological processes with their practical application in manufacturing.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, FF | 7 | Master’s | Required | Baiba Mauriņa, Marina Timošenko |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, FF | 8 | Master’s | Required | Marina Timošenko, Baiba Mauriņa |
