This unit of study aims to facilitate an understanding of the basic scientific concepts behind designing and using liquid and semi-solid pharmaceutical dosage forms to deliver a drug. Carrying on from PHAR1812 where different dose forms and the importance of the route of administration was introduced, this unit examines topics on diffusion and dissolution of drugs, aerosol formulations, preparing protein and peptide containing dosage formulation, the formulation of liquid dosage forms of complementary medicines, how osmosis and freezing point depression apply to the preparation on intravenous injections, crystal polymorphism and how it affects solubility, suspension- and emulsion-based dosage forms, and the formulation of medicinal cannabis. With a grounding in these concepts the unit explores specific methods of drug delivery, including: auricular, ocular, intranasal, lung, and intravenous, and intramuscular injections. This unit of study includes mathematical tools (calculus) required for pharmacy.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Pharmacy |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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HSC Chemistry |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Nial Wheate, nial.wheate@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Joanna Elizabeth Harnett, joanna.harnett@sydney.edu.au |
Kim Chan, kim.chan@sydney.edu.au | |
Nial Wheate, nial.wheate@sydney.edu.au |