INNOVATIVE PHARMACEUTICAL FORMS
cod. 16727

Academic year 2009/10
4° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Farmaceutico tecnologico applicativo (CHIM/09)
Field
Discipline chimico-farmaceutiche e tecnologiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
40 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

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-to acquire a deep-rooted knowledge of controlled release of drugs  (mechanisms and materials)<br />
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-to acquire a comprehensive understanding of how new drug delivery systems are developed and manufactured.<br />
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- to acquire the independent learning ability required for continuing professional development

Prerequisites

It is preferable to have already passed the exams of "Pharmaceutical Technology"

Course unit content

 •    INTRODUCTION: INNOVATIVE PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS AND CONTROLLED RELEASE<br />
•    BIOAVAILABILITY – ABSORPTION<br />
•    POLYMERS FOR CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY<br />
•    DIFFUSIONE AND DISSOLUTION<br />
•    RESERVOIR<br />
•    MATRICES<br />
•    OSMOTIC SYSTEMS<br />
•    GASTRORETENTIVE SYSTEMS<br />
•    COLON DELIVERY<br />
•    MUCOADHESION<br />
•    MICROPARTICLES<br />
•    NANOPARTICLES<br />
•    LIPOSOMES<br />
•    TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY<br />
•    BUCCAL DRUG DELIVERY<br />
•    OCULAR DRUG DELIVERY

Full programme

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Bibliography

P. COLOMBO, P.L. CATELLANI, A. GAZZANIGA, E. MENEGATTI, E. VIDALE:<br />
“Principi di tecnologie farmaceutiche” Casa Ed. Ambrosiana, 2004

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Other information

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