Module Details

Module Code: ZPHA C4104
Module Title: Pharmaceutical Formulation
Title: Pharmaceutical Formulation
Module Level:: 8
Credits:: 10
Module Coordinator: Paula Rankin
Module Author:: Brian ORourke (Science Staff)
Domains:  
Module Description: To give the student an insight into the requirements of formulation and compounding in modern pharmaceutical industry.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Evaluate the procedures in drug production from synthesis to finished product manufacture.
LO2 Evaluate advanced methods used in preformulation screening of drugs and excipients
LO3 Evaluate and interpret the processes involved in drug manufacture and basic quality assurance
LO4 Interpret the principles underlying good manufacturing practices as applied to pharmaceutical industries
LO5 Evaluate the procedures of drug production from synthesis to finished product manufacture.
LO6 Develop analytical procedures for routine pharmaceutical analysis.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Pharmaceutical Formulation
• Prepare standard pharmaceutical products from first principles • Appreciate the critical importance of precise dosage: accurate weighing and volume delivery, sample preparation and reporting in the preparation and manufacture of medicines • Source information in a practical way from pharmacopoiae and other sources • Discuss the procedures in drug production from synthesis to finished product manufacture. • Evaluate the methods used in preformulation screening of drugs and excipients • Develop and test a range of products containing pharmaceutical actives. • Explore the use of sustained-release drug-delivery vehicles • Explain drug registration requirements. • Evaluate and discuss processes involved in drug manufacture and basic quality assurance • Explain the principles underlying good manufacturing practices as applied to pharmaceutical industries • Understand the procedures in drug production from synthesis to finished product manufacture. • Develop analytical procedures for routine pharmaceutical analysis. • Understand drug registration requirements. • Validate existing drug manufacturing plant and instrumentation
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment10.00%
Practical20.00%
End of Module Formal Examination70.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Examination % of Total Mark 10
Timing Week 8 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Continuous assessment mid-term examinations
No Project
Practical
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 20
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,2,5,6
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Laboratory preparation, analysis
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 70
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Final written examination
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Pharmaceutics Formulation 12 Weeks per Stage 3.00 36
Laboratory Contact Formulation development, analysis 12 Weeks per Stage 6.00 72
Independent Learning Non Contact Study formulation development strategies 15 Weeks per Stage 9.47 142
Total Weekly Contact Hours 9.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Michael E. Aulton, Kevin M.G. Taylor. (2021), Aulton's Pharmaceutics E-Book, 6th. Elsevier Health Sciences, p.728, [ISBN: 9780702053931].
  • L. Allen, H.C. Ansell. (2017), Ansel's Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems, Eleventh. LWW, [ISBN: 978-14511887].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Benjamin Blass. (2015), Basic Principles of Drug Discovery and Development, 1st. Academic Press, [ISBN: 978-01241150].
  • Richard B. Silverman,‎ Mark W. Holladay. (2014), The Organic Chemistry of Drug Design and Drug Action, 3rd. Academic Press, [ISBN: 978-01238203].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
  • British Pharmaceutical Society. British Pharmaceutical Society.
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