ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHYSICAL PHARMACY

Course Information
TitleΠΡΟΧΩΡΗΜΕΝΑ ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΑ ΦΥΣΙΚΗΣ ΦΑΡΜΑΚΕΥΤΙΚΗΣ / ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHYSICAL PHARMACY
CodeΦΤ0004
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolPharmacy
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate, 3rd / Doctorate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID180000021

Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600133206
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Background
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The course's objective is to promote the understanding of the physicochemical principles of pharmaceutics, and the interrelations between the physical properties of the raw materials and those of the pharmaceutical formulations and final dosage forms. Additionally, the experimental methods used in the physicochemical characterization of pharmaceutical materials are thoroughly discussed.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
Solid state properties (crystal structure, polymorphism, solvate formation). Solid phase transitions and their consequences on pharmaceutical product formulation. Methods of physicochemical characterization of pharmaceutical materials: optical microscopy, thermal analysis, vibrational spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, solid state NMR spectroscopy.
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Description
Course lectures in the form of powerpoint presentation, available to the students through the Blackboard academic platform.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures
Laboratory Work
Reading Assigment
Total
Student Assessment
Description
Final examination at the end of the semester following the assessment of a practical lab report.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Adeyeye, M., Brittain, H., Preformulation in Solid Dosage Form Development (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences), Informa Healthcare, 2008. Brittain, H. Physical Characterization of Pharmaceutical Solids (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences), Informa Healhcare, 1995. Brittain, H., Polymorphism in Pharmaceutical Solids, Second Edition (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences), Informa Healhcare, 2009. Byrn, S. Solid-state Chemistry of Drugs, SSCI Inc., 1999. Hilfiker, R., Polymorphism in the pharmaceutical industry, Wiley-VCH, 2006. Kuhnert-Brandstätter, M. Thermomicroscopy in the Analysis of Pharmaceuticals, Pegamon Press, Oxford, 1974.
Last Update
18-09-2013