Pharmaceutics
Pharmaceutics is intended to give more profound understanding on the relationship between dosage forms, their manufacture/production, and their bioavailability (biopharmacy). An introduction to statistical methods is also included.
Dosage forms:
Central topics, related to dosage forms, include physiochemical properties of key components (both active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and excipients), and how these properties affect different dosage forms, the choice of administration routes, and the stability and biopharmaceutical properties of API’s.
Manufacture/production of dosage forms:
Manufacture/production of dosage forms focuses on pharmaceutical-technical procedures, involved in production processes, quality requirements and quality control of dosage forms.
Bioavailability (biopharmacy):
A key aspect of biopharmacy concerns how dosage forms, administration routes, and the physiological situation at absorption sites influence the biological effects of API’s.
Knowledge
The student
- has broad knowledge of the processes involved in the production of key types of dosage forms
- has knowledge of the importance of pharmaceutical-technical procedures in the production of medicines.
- has knowledge of pharmaceutical quality testing
- has knowledge of basic statistical methods
- has knowledge of the structure and functions of absorption sites for API’s
- is able to explain the physical and chemical properties of dosage forms, and their importance for bioavailability, stability and shelf life
- is able to identify the functions of excipients in dosage forms
Skills
The student
- is able to contemplate the formulation principles of pharmaceutical preparations based on information from the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) and other pharmaceutical references
- is able to apply basic pharmacokinetic and statistical methods on given examples
General competence
The student
- is able to critically assess information obtained from different sources
- is able to communicate academic knowledge both orally and in writing
- is able to reflect on their own learning process
In addition to the semester fees and course literature, students are expected to provide their own laptops, web cameras and headphones.
Students must obtain their own laboratory coats and a calculator approved for the study programme.
Theoretical course
Only students admitted to the Bachelor's Programme in Pharmacy are given the option to take this course. Compulsory course
Teaching takes place on campus. Some teaching may be done online.
The following learning activities are used during teaching: lectures, seminars, online lessons, online self-tests and laboratory work. It is required that students themselves become actively involved in their learning process. Individual work accounts for a high percentage of the course workload.
Course attendance is compulsory. Compulsory attendance is necessary to ensure that students achieve the learning outcomes described for the course (skills and general competence).
Compound assessement, grading scale A - F. All parts described below must be approved/passed in order to receive a final grade in the course.
- Compulsory participation- 85%, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale Approved/ Not approved.
- Assessment task, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale Approved/ Not approved.
- Assessment task, comprises 0/100 of the grade, grading scale Approved/ Not approved.
- Written assignment, comprises 100/100 of the grade, grading scale A - F.
