Industrial Pharmacy 1

Module Description

Module Goals

This module aims to introduce the student to Good Manufacturing Practices and to the production processes of different pharmaceutical forms on industrial scale.

Assessment Methods

• Individual questions, quizzes, evaluation of external activities, theoretical and practical tests. These constitute 40% of total mark of the
• A final exam constituting 60% of total mark.

Module Syllabus

This module provides students with information about:

• various pharmaceutical solid forms such as pills, tablets, capsules, and compressed tablets,
• methods of formulation and preparation, and
• the tools necessary for production on industrial scale.

It also provides students with information about different coating types (e.g. sugar coating and thin layer coating), the characteristics of each type and pharmaceutical form used.