Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Pahrmaceutical Technology III ECZ407 7. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 3.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Miray İLHAN
Instructors
Assistants
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 Powder Technology and Micromeritics, Solid Drug Forms, Mixing of Powders, Powder Mixtures, Packs, Granules, Cachets, Pilules, Capsules and Solid Dispersions, Tablet Technology, Tablet Excipients, Tablet Production Methods, Tablet Pressing Physics, Finished Product Controls, Sugar Coating ( Dragee), Film Coating of Tablets and Other Tablets, Microcapsule, Micropellet, Drug Delivery Systems and Their Classifications, Drug Targeting and Targeting Mechanisms, Controlled Release Dosage Forms, Classification of Controlled Release Systems, Advantages and Disadvantages, Release Mechanisms of Controlled Release Systems, Modern Drug Forms and Preparation Methods
Learning Outcomes - Learns about powder technology and micromeritics
- Learns about solid drug forms (hard and soft gelatin capsules, tablets)
- Learns Particle Drug Forms
- Knows tablet technology
- Knows aerosols
- Knows solid dispersions
- Has knowledge about modern medicine forms which provide continuous effect
- Knows how drugs will be targeted in the body and drug delivery systems
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Powder Technology and Micromeritics
2. Week Solid Dosage Forms, Powder Mixing, Powder Mixtures, Packs, Granules, Bowls, Pilules
3. Week Capsules and Solid Dispersions
4. Week Tablet technology, tablet excipients, tablet production methods
5. Week Tablet Compression Physics, Final Product Controls, Sugar Coating (Dragees)
6. Week Film Coating of Tablets and Other Tablets
7. Week Aerosols, Inhalers, Nebulizers
8. Week Midterm exam
9. Week Drug Delivery Systems and Classification
10. Week Drug Delivery Systems and Classification
11. Week Drug Targeting and Targeting Mechanisms
12. Week Controlled Release Systems, Classification of Controlled Release Systems, Advantages and Disadvantages
13. Week Release Mechanisms of Controlled Release Systems
14. Week Modern Drug Systems and Preparation Techniques
15. Week Modern Drug Systems and Preparation Techniques
Recommended Sources
Modern Farmasötik Teknoloji, F. Acartürk, İ. Ağabeyoğlu, N. Çelebi, T. Değim, Z. Değim, T. Doğanay, S. Takka, F. Tırnaksız, Türk Eczacılar Birliği, Eczacılık Akademisi Yayını Yayın No: 1, Ankara, 2007.
Farmasötik Teknoloji, Temel Konular ve Dozaj Şekilleri, Ed.: Ayla Z. Gürsoy, Kontrollü Salım Sistemleri Derneği Yayını No: 2, İstanbul, 2004.
Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Six Volume Set, Ed.: James Swarbrick, CRC Press, Tayor and Francis Group, USA, 2013.
Kenneth A. Walters, Dermatological and Transdermal Formulations, Marcel Dekker Inc., 2002.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8 Measurement Method
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 12 12
Homework 1 1 7.5 7.5
Final 1 15 15
Classroom Activities 14 3 42
Total Workload 76.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0