Drug Delivery Systems & FS-I – 3rd Semester

The 3rd semester of the Pharm-D program lays a strong foundation in both basic and pharmaceutical sciences, integrating theoretical and practical knowledge essential for future clinical practice.

Theory Subjects:

After completion of this course the students will be able to:
Course Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
1. Explain the need for dosage forms with respect to routes of administration.
2. Develop different conventional dosage forms and drug delivery systems.

Course Content:
1. Introduction to Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems
i. Purpose of dosage forms and relation to routes of administration and bioavailability.
ii. Concept of modern terminology of drug delivery systems and its various examples

2. Selection of Dosage forms: Concept of pre-formulation studies, drug characteristics and other relevant information for the selection of suitable dosage forms

3. Solid Dosage Forms
i. Powders: Definition, properties, advantages, disadvantages, types, preparation.  ii. Tablets: Definition, types, essentials, formulation, Granulation techniques, advantages and disadvantages.
iii. Capsules: Hard and soft capsules, advantages, disadvantages, types.
iv. Miscellaneous Solid Forms: Suppositories, medicated pencils, cements, surgical dressings, glycerogelatins.

4. Basic Principles of Pharmaceutical Compounding and Extemporaneous Preparations:
i. Weights and measures.
ii. Calculation techniques for compounding and extemporaneous formulations.
iii. Fundamental preparations in compounding.
iv. Containers and closures for pharmaceutical products.
v. Concept and practice of Good Compounding Practices.

5. Pharmaceutical Incompatibilities
i. Types, manifestations, correction, and prevention (with examples).