Course Description
Presentation of the basic concepts of physical pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences with an emphasis on drug delivery systems.
Athena Title
Intro to Pharm Sciences
Pre or Corequisite
[(BCMB 3100 or BCMB 3100E or BCMB 3100H) and (MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E)] or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The student should be able to understand and explain the physical properties involved in the selective delivery of a therapeutic agent. Students should also understand the most common methods of delivering therapeutic agents in humans and their relative strengths and weaknesses.
Topical Outline
Week 1: States of Matter Week 2: Pharmaceutical Thermodynamics; Physical Properties of Molecules Week 3: Physical Properties continued; Nonelectrolyte Solutions Week 4: Electrolyte Solutions; Ionic Equilibria Week 5: Solubility and Distribution; Complexation and Protein Binding Week 6: Complexation and Protein Binding continued; Diffusion Week 7: Introduction to Biopharmaceutics Week 8: Drug Release and Dissolution Week 9: Chemical Kinetics and Stability Week 10: Interfacial Phenomena Week 11: Colloidal Dispersions; Coarse Dispersions Week 12: Micromeritics Week 13: Rheology Week 14: Pharmaceutical Polymers; Oral Solid Dosage Forms Week 15: Oral Solid Dosage Forms continued
Syllabus