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Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Lab


Course Description

A continuation of the Pharmaceutical Techniques and Pharmaceutical Drug Development Lab courses. A focus on major techniques involved in drug characterization, including preformulation, drug product manufacturing, tableting, and USP QC testing of solid oral dosage forms. Understanding and applying good laboratory/manufacturing practices used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be required to do additional experiments in the laboratory to develop in-depth understanding and prepare a presentation and/or report.


Athena Title

Adv Drug Delivery Sys Lab


Undergraduate Prerequisite

PMCY 4500L/6500L or permission of department


Graduate Prerequisite

PMCY 4500L/6500L or permission of department


Semester Course Offered

Offered spring


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Student Learning Outcomes

  • Upon successful completion of this course, student must be able to understand and apply good laboratory/manufacturing practices used in pharmaceutical industry.
  • Upon successful completion of this course, student must be able to design, conduct, and analyze preformulation experiments in pharmaceutics.
  • Upon successful completion of this course, student must be able to formulation development of solid oral dosage forms - capsules.
  • Upon successful completion of this course, student must be able to understand principles of pharmaceutical analysis and application of analytical techniques in pharmaceutical development.

Topical Outline

  • GLP/GMP and preformulation
  • Pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • Tableting
  • Quality control testing

Syllabus