PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION A
PHA1PFA
2021
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject introduces students to the pharmaceutical sciences and covers the areas of physical chemistry and laboratory skills necessary to prepare and understand the formulation of pharmaceutical products. This subject focuses on solution formulations. Students will be introduced to products and routes of administration, absorption, distribution and elimination of drugs. They will study pharmaceutically relevant physicochemical phenomena, formulation of solutions, and pharmaceutical calculations.
SchoolMolecular Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorDavid Morton
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectNo
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PrerequisitesN/A
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Assumed knowledgeN/A
Readings
Pharmaceutical Calculations
Resource TypePrescribed
Resource RequirementN/A
AuthorAnsel, C and Stockton, SJ
Year2017
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PublisherWalters Kluwer
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Martindale: the Complete Drug Reference
Resource TypeRecommended
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AuthorBrayfield, A
Year2017
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PublisherPharmaceutical Press
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Physical Chemistry
Resource TypeRecommended
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AuthorEngel, T and Reid, P
Year2013
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PublisherPearson
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Extemporaneous Dispensing Record Sheet folder
Resource TypePrescribed
Resource RequirementN/A
AuthorLa Trobe University
Year2019
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PublisherAvailable from LMS
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Aulton's Pharmaceutics The Design and Manufacture of Medicines
Resource TypePrescribed
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AuthorAulton, ME and Taylor, K.
Year2018
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PublisherChurchill Livingstone
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Pharmaceutical Practice
Resource TypePrescribed
Resource RequirementN/A
AuthorRees, JA Smith, I and Watson J
YearN/A
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PublisherChurchill Livingstone
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Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook APF24
Resource TypePrescribed
Resource RequirementN/A
AuthorSansom, L.
Year2018
Edition/VolumeN/A
PublisherPharmaceutical Society of Australia
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Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
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Total hours/days requiredN/A
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Bendigo, 2021, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorDavid Morton
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 30 - 42
Eleven 3.00 h laboratory class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 30 - 42
Three 1.00 h lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 30 - 42
Two 1.00 h tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.
Pre laboratory and calculation tutorials. On-line quizzes to complete.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3-hour examination | Central exam | Individual | No | 60 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Three online in-class tests, Pharmaceutical Calculations (450-words equivalent). Students undertake three online LMS quizzes with immediate feedback. They must achieve 80% on each quiz to open the next quiz, including the final quiz, to sit the in-class test. | Quizzes | Individual | No | 10 | SILO5 |
Pharmaceutics practical skills test (500-words equivalent) | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Prelab tests and activities (200-words equivalent). Formative assessment to support learning in laboratory exercises. May include on-line tests and interviews. | Other | Individual | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |