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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:24 / 36
Course supervisor:Baiba Mauriņa
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Pharmacy
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Basic Sciences of Medicine, including Pharmacy; Technology of Drug Forms

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.

Prerequisites

Study courses taken in the undergraduate study program Pharmacy - 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, Pharmaceutical technology, Practical Pharmacy and pharmaceutical legislation. Desirable knowledge in Human Anatomy, Normal Physiology, English.
Study courses completed in the Industrial Pharmacy study program: Final dosage forms, Good Manufacturing Practice, Drug registration, Pharmaceutical marketing.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Knowledge of the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients, the development and production of finished dosage forms, the quality control process, the process of preparing and compiling the documentation required for the registration of finished dosage forms.

Skills

Able to use problem-solving skills for analysis of the situations encountered in pharmaceutical industry.

Competence

Able to participate in an interdisciplinary team, to associate themselves with the team’s objectives and to contribute to achieving common goals. Able to integrate theoretical knowledge and, if necessary, to extend their own knowledge in order to solve problems and justify their views.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Industrial pharmacy, FFRf3Master’sRequiredMarina Timošenko, Oxana Brante, Baiba Mauriņa, Vitalis Briedis