| CODE | PHR1200 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Pharmaceutical Calculations | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Pharmacy | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit brings to the forefront the various aspects of pharmaceutical calculations as applied to pharmaceutical solutions, semi-solid preparations, pharmaceutical formulae for medicinal products, dose calculations, drug administration and therapeutic drug monitoring. Topics covered include: - Percentage Error; - Ratio Strength; - Calculation of active drug moiety; - Calculation of Doses; - Calculations involving units, concentrations and other measures of potency; - Dilutions and Solutions; - Isotonic solutions; - Intravenous infusions and rate of flow; - Reducing and enlarging formulas; - Calculations in contemporary compounding. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit will aim to: - provide the student with an overall idea of important calculations used when preparing pharmaceutical dosage forms and conducting pharmaceutical analysis; - highlight procedures needed to calculate doses of medicines and pharmaceutical formulations; - support and reinforce the student with knowledge on pharmaceutical and clinical purposes behind these calculations. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - acquire the fundamentals of pharmaceutical calculations; - appreciate relevance of pharmaceutical calculations to pharmaceutical processes in industrial,analytical and clinical settings; - work out calculations required for the preparation of dosage forms and pharmaceutical solutions; - know how to apply the workings and answers of calculations to practical scenarios. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - plan amounts and calculate dosages needed to prepare pharmaceutical formulations; - apply knowledge and results of pharmaceutical calculations to practical scenarios; - predict certain parameters in the pharmaceutical and clinical setting e.g. type of patient-specific dosing needed or determination and prediction of error when calculating and preparing formulations. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: MAIN TEXT - Ansel HC, Stoklosa MJ. Pharmaceutical Calculations , 14th Edn., Baltimore: Lipincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2017. SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS - Rees JA, Smith I. Introduction to Pharmaceutical Calculations, 4th Edn.,London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2015. - Rees JA, Smith I. Pharmaceutical Calculations Workbook, London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2006. - Ansel HC, Prince SJ. Pharmaceutical Calculations: the Pharmacist's Handbook, Baltimore: Lipincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2004. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Annalise Attard |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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