FRM2310 – Manufacture of medicinal products; Quality assurance, quality control and distribution
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
This course comprises formulation, manufacture, quality control and distribution of medicinal products, including the elements of pharmaceutical quality assurance and the associated regulations and guidelines. The following subjects are included: Pharmaceutics, drug analysis, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical microbiology, physical chemistry, drug chemistry and social pharmacy.
Learning outcome
To provide the students with a thorough knowledge of formulation, production, quality control and distribution of drugs and an understanding of the principles of pharmaceutical quality assurance. The students should be able to perform small-scale manufacture of dosage forms and to control the quality of raw materials and finished products. Students should also have an understanding of the distribution of medicines including issues of quality assurance and quality control.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Course FRM 1110 and FRM1210
Recommended previous knowledge
Course FRM 1110 and FRM 1210
Teaching
There are lectures, group work, seminars, one project, and laboratory classes. The course starts in week number 41 each year and continues for 24 weeks.
Examination
The students collect the written reports that they have been working with during the course to a portfolio. In addition there are three final written exams at the end of the course for all students. The portfolio must be complete and accepted before the students are allowed to attend the final exams.
Other
Course evaluation
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