PHA 653 - Pharmaceutics II + Lab

Credit Hours: 4
This course is a continuation of Pharmaceutics I with emphasis on the scientific principles involved in the formulation and application of specific dosage forms. The principles used to compare and contrast different dosage forms will also be presented along with relationships between dosage forms and biopharmaceutics. The principles, procedures and techniques used for extemporaneous compounding of sterile and non-sterile products will be presented in the laboratory sequence. In addition, students will study the biopharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic principles of drug-exposure, bioavailability and assessment of bioequivalence.