The knowledge of how dose forms work is important when discussing a patient's therapy with other health-care providers and counselling the patient about their medication. Therefore, this subject concentrates on the physicochemical properties of drugs and their effect on the design of dose forms. It examines in depth the formulation of solutions, suspensions, emulsions, powders, tablets, capsules, parenteral and ophthalmic products, topical and transdermal products, suppositories and pessaries as well as pulmonary aerosols. In addition, several topics address some fundamental pharmaceutical science issues, including the role of polymers in formulation, packaging materials and technologies, drug dissolution and diffusion and product stability.
HD/FL
One session
School of Biomedical Sciences
Not available to students who have successfully completed PHM231.
PHM231 replaced by PHM232
PHM211, PHM231, PHM311
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.