Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY II | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | PHA402 | ||||||||
Course Unit Details | Int.M. Pharmacy (Required Courses) - BSc Pharmacy (Required Courses) - | ||||||||
Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | PHA308 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | � Solid pharmaceutical preparations, tablets (simple, coated, enteric coated, effervescent), capsules, lozenges. Semisolid forms, foams, ointments, creams, (tooth) pastes, suppositories. Liquid forms, solutions, syrups, elixirs, liniments. Sterile forms, ophthalmic preparations, injectables, � Preparations administered to the respiratory system (by inhalation), liquids-solutions (by nebulization), solids-fine powders (by special applicators). Transdermal pharmaceutical forms (fentanyl, nicotine, hormones), enhancers of transdermal absorption. Excipients and other assisting materials are described technologically, in addition to the used active ingredients. � The technical procedures, e.g. granulation. The mechanical, physical, physicochemical, properties required of the active drug or any of the intermediates up to the final product, and the specifications of each of the ingredients, as well as of the final products are set and methods of control and assessment. � Antimicrobial compounds used in Pharmaceutical Technology and sterilization methods, as well as the microbial load and contamination are determined according to the case and needs. Design and preparation of solid state forms of controlled release. Laboratory work: Preparation of a mixture for effervescent tablets, Determination of resistance of tablets to pressure, Determination of tablets dissolution, Examination of sterility of injectable preparations and determination of microbial load of an ophthalmic solution (collyre). | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Lectures are accompanied with laboratory work which is carried out in the pharmacy laboratory. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |