Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Pahrmaceutical Technology I ECZ305 Turkish Compulsory 5. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Uzman Eda GÖKBULUT
Instructor(s) Uzman Eda GÖKBULUT (Güz)
Goals The aims of this course are to provide the students that to understand the basic processes necessary to prepare a pharmaceutical formulation, to provide the students with knowledge about pharmaceutical water, knowledge about solubility, solution and solution types, knowledge of extraction and extraction methods, knowledge about aerosols, preformulation, packaging materials and incompatibility.
Course Content Definition and scope of Pharmaceutical Technology, dosage forms and dose calculations, Unit Operations, Water (Water Purification Methods, Water Types Used for Pharmaceutical Purposes, Controls in water, Validation of Water Purification / Storage / Dispensing Systems), Solubility (Factors Affecting Solubility and Dissolution Rate), Solutions (Classification of Solutions, Solution Types), Solutions (Aromatic Waters, Syrups, Lemonades, Potions, Elixirs, Glyceres, Collutoires, Lotions, Enemas), Extraction (Factors Affecting Extraction, Pharmaceutical Extraction Methods, Preparations Obtained by Extraction), Preformulation, Packaging Material and Packaging (Packaging Materials, Packaging Types, Cover Types), Incompatiblity
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Interprets the basic processes (grinding, mixing, filtration, heating, sieving and drying) used in Pharmaceutical Technology.
2 Knows definition and scope of Pharmaceutical Technology
3 Informs the patient about the use of inhaler devices.
4 Summarizes the types of pharmaceutical water and their methods of production.
5 Interprets the solubility.
6 Describes, exemplifies and designs solution type liquid dosage forms.
7 Recognizes packaging materials used for pharmaceutical purposes.
8 Interprets extraction, preformulation and incompatibility issues.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Unit Operations
2. Week Unit Operations
3. Week Water (Water Purification Methods, Water Types Used for Pharmaceutical Purposes, Controls in water, Validation of Water Purification / Storage / Dispensing Systems)
4. Week Solubility (Factors Affecting Solubility and Dissolution Rate)
5. Week Solutions (Classification of Solutions, Solution Types)
6. Week Solutions
7. Week Extraction (Factors Affecting Extraction, Pharmaceutical Extraction Methods, Preparations Obtained by Extraction)
8. Week Midterm exam
9. Week Aerosols
10. Week Metered Dose Inhaler, Dry powder inhaler, nebuliser
11. Week Preformulation
12. Week Preformulation
13. Week Preformulation
14. Week Packaging Material and Packaging (Packaging Materials, Packaging Types, Cover Types)
15. Week Incompatiblity
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • 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.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Sınavlar
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
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0