Pharmaceutical manufacturing is the process of producing drugs or pharmaceutical products using a variety of methods. The manufacturing methods used may vary depending on the nature of the drug and the intended use of the product. Formulation methods involve the development of preparations that incorporate the APIs into a suitable dosage form, such as tablets, capsules, injections, or creams.
This course introduces students to drug formulation and manufacturing concepts as well as various approaches and routes for drug delivery.
The course aims to ensure students have a good understanding of the entire range of available approaches to getting a pure drug into the body and to its therapeutic tissue target.
Learning Points:
- Pharmaceutical Formulation and Manufacturing
- Formulation -APIs and Excipients
- Formulation –Immediate and Controlled Release
- Tableting
- Liquids
- Semi-Solids -Emulsion Theory
- Specialty Dosage Form