Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Health & Behavioural Sciences

School

Pharmacy School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

6 Practical or Laboratory hours

Incompatible

PHRM4020, PHRM4025

Restricted

Restricted to Bachelor of Pharmacy Students

Assessment methods

Blackboard quizzes, laboratory practical notebook, written report & oral presentation

Course enquiries

Jacqueline Bond

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.

Course description

Learning activities foster advanced and integrated knowledge and skills in the areas of drug discovery, drug analysis, and dosage form design so that students acquire a deeper understanding of integrated pharmaceutical development. A focus of the course is formulation strategies and quality control analysis of pharmaceutical products, with case studies highlighting the importance of formulation design and quality control testing to support positive clinical outcomes. Students gain experience working in a team environment on a large practical project by undertaking quality control analysis of tablets and applying good laboratory practice with risk assessment. This course commences in week 5 of semester.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) Pharmacy Aust Cntr Excellence Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) Pharmacy Aust Cntr Excellence Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) Pharmacy Aust Cntr Excellence Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) Pharmacy Aust Cntr Excellence Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) Pharmacy Aust Cntr Excellence Internal Course Profile