Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY III PHM4003 7. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction English
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Burcu DEVRİM GÖKBERK
Assistants ASLIHAN HİLAL ALGAN
Umut Can ÖZ
Goals It provides information on powder technology, solid drug form and technology, tablet technology, tablet printing physics, coating of tablets, hard and soft capsules, microparticulate systems, solid dispersions, drug forms that provide sustained action, modern drug forms, drug targeting, aerosols.
Course Content Solid drug forms and technology (mixing of powders, powder mixtures and packs, granules and effervescent granules, pilules and cakes, hard and soft gelatin capsules, microcapsules and micropellets, microspheres, tablet technology, tablet printing, coating of tablets), solid dispersions, drug effects that provide sustained action, modern drug forms, drug targeting, aerosols
Learning Outcomes 1) Learn about powder technology and micromeritics
2) Learn about solid drug forms (hard and soft gelatin capsules, tablets)
3) Learn Particle Drug Forms
4) Know tablet technology
5) Know aerosols
6) Know solid dispersions
7) Has knowledge about modern medicine forms which provide continuous effect
8) Know how drugs will be targeted in the body and drug delivery systems

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Powder Technology and Micromeritics Lecture
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Solid Drug Types, Powder Mixing, Powder Mixtures, Packs, Granules, Bowls, Pilules Lecture
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Capsules and Solid Dispersions Lecture
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Tablet technology, tablet excipients, tablet production methods Lecture
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Tablet Compression Physics, Final Product Controls, Sugar Coating (Dragees) Lecture
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Film Coating of Tablets and Other Tablets Lecture
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Microcapsule, Micropellet Lecture
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Mid-term Exam Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
9. Week Drug Delivery Systems and Their Classification Lecture
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Drug Targeting and Targeting Mechanisms Lecture
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Controlled Release Dosage Forms, Classification of Controlled Release Systems, Advantages and Disadvantages Lecture
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Properties of Effective Materials for the Preparation of Controlled Release Systems of a Drug and Introduction to Release Mechanisms Lecture
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Release Mechanisms of Controlled Release Systems Lecture
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Modern Drug Systems, Their Preparation Methods Lecture
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
15. Week Aerosols Lecture
Brainstorming; Speech Loop
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
16. Week Final Exam Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Alfred Martin, Physical Pharmacy, Lea & Febiger, 1993
Ayla Z. Gürsoy, Kontrollü Salım Sistemleri, Elma Bil. Basım ve Amb. San. Tic. Ltd.Şti., 2002
Füsun Acartürk, İlbeyi Ağabeyoğlu, Nevin Çelebi, Tuncer Değim, Zelihagül Değim, Tanver Doğanay, Sevgi Takka, Figen tırnaksız, Modern Farmasötik Teknoloji, TEB Akademisi Yayını, 2007.
H.A. Lieberman, L. Lachman, Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms Tablets Volume I, II, III, Marcel Dekker, 1980
Joseph R. Robinson, Vincent H.L. Lee, Controlled Drug Delivery Fundamentals and Applications, Marcel Dekker Inc, 1987
Nurten Kaynar, İlbeyi Ağabeyoğlu, Modern Terapötik Sistemler: İlaç Formülasyonunda Yeni Atılımlar, FABAD, 6, 107-113, 1981
Nurten Kaynar, İlbeyi Ağabeyoğlu, Sürekli Etkili Preparatlarda Doz Tasarımı, FABAD, 2, 115-126, 1987
Simon Benita, Microencapsulation Methods and Industrial Applications, Marcel Dekker Inc, 1980
W. Lund, A. Wade, R.F. Weir, B.J. Yates, Handbook of Pharmaceutical Exipients, American Pharmaceutical Press, 1986

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 4
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 5
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 10
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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  • Weekly Topics (Content)
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  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload