Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY PHM2014 4. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Umut Can ÖZ
Assistants ASLIHAN HİLAL ALGAN
Goals Recognize drug dosage form definitions and classification and pharmacopoeias. Learns pharmaceutical calculations, prescription and dosage calculations. Learn about pharmaceutical water and units of measurement, colloids and macromolecules, surface tension, phase rules, adsorption isotherms and liquid crystals.
Course Content Drug dosage form definitions and classification, pharmacopoeias, pharmaceutical calculations, prescription and dose calculations, pharmaceutical water and units of measurement, extraction, colloids and macromolecules, surface tension, phase rule, adsorption isotherms and liquid crystals
Learning Outcomes 1) Learns drug dosage form definitions and classifications and pharmacopoeias.
2) Learns pharmaceutical calculations, prescription and dosage calculations
3) Gain information about pharmaceutical water and measurement units.
4) Gain information about colloids, macromolecules, surface tension and phase rules.
5) Gain information about adsorption isotherms and liquid crystals.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week History of pharmacy and drug treatment, classification of drugs and pharmacopoeias Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Drug dosage form definitions and classification Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Pharmaceutical calculations Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Prescription and dose calculations Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Prescription and dose calculations Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Pharmaceutical water and units of measurement Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Pharmaceutical water and units of measurement Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Midterm Exam Question Answer
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Homework
9. Week Extraction Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Colloids and macromolecules Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Colloids and macromolecules Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Surface tension Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Phase rule Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Adsorption isotherms and liquid crystals Lecture
Brainstorming
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Aulton, M.E. (2002). Pharmaceutics: The Science of Dosage Form Design. Elsevier, İspanya.
European Pharmacopoeia, 6th Edition, 2008
Gürsoy, A.Z. (2004). Farmasötik Teknoloji-Temel Konular ve Dozaj Şekilleri. İstanbul.
Lachman, L., Lieberman, H.A., Kanig, J.L. (1986). The Theory and Practice of Industrial Pharmacy. Lea and febiger, USA.
Martin, A.N., Bustamante, P. (1993). Physical Pharmacy: Physical Chemical Principles in the Pharmaceutical Sciences
Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 20th edition, 2000.
The United State Pharmacopeia, 30th Edition, 2007.
Wells, J.I., Aulton, M.E. (1990). Preformulation Pharmaceutics: The Science of Dosage Form Design, Edinburg

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3DK4DK5
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PY3555555
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 10
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload