Learning objectives
To provide the students with the theoretical and practical knowledge required for a proper compounding
Course unit content
The contents of the course are relevant to the skills for the modern and correct approach to the pharmaceutical compounding with particular emphasis to the preparations of various dosage forms and the responsibility of the Pharmacist in this respect
Bibliography
- Farmacopea Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana, XII Edizione, Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Roma (2008);
- P. Colombo, P.L. Catellani, A. Gazzaniga, E. Menegatti, E. Vidale Principi di Tecnologie Farmaceutiche, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano (2004);
- M. Amorosa, Principi di Tecnica Farmaceutica, Libreria Universitaria L. Tinarelli, Bologna (1998);
- F.Bettiol, Manuale delle preparazioni galeniche, Tecniche Nuove , Milano (1995).
Letture consigliate:
- A.J. Winfield, R.M.E. Richards, Pharmaceutical Practice second edition, Churchill Livingstone London (1998);
- A. Le Hir, Tecnica Farmaceutica, Edizione italiana a cura di G. Pifferi, Masson, Milano (1981).
Teaching methods
Metrology;
Good preparation practices
pharmaceutical; compounding;
Unit operation;
Powders and granules;
Capsules and sachets;
Solutions;
Emulsions;
Suspensions;
Ointments;
Suppositoires.
Assessment methods and criteria
Practical test and written examination