| CODE | PHR5008 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Specialisation in Industrial Pharmacy | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 20 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Pharmacy | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | - Comprehensive approach to industrial pharmacy - Understanding of current issues relating to industrial pharmacy - Integration of skills, concepts and knowledge base to industrial pharmacy - Pharmaceutical development processes Study-unit Aims: - To provide flexibility to allow students to specialise in industrial pharmacy; - To present science-based principles related to processes and regulations in the pharmaceutical industry. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply scientific knowledge to processes within the pharmaceutical industry; - Scientifically assess issues related industrial pharmacy. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify processes related to pharmaceutical manufacturing; - Comprehend issues related to the industrial pharmacy. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Beaney AM. Quality Assurance of Aseptic Preparation Services. UK: Pharmaceutical Press, 2005. - Chamberlain J. Analysis of Drugs in Biological Fluids. UK: CRC, 1995. - Gibson M. Pharmacy preformulation and formulation. USA: Interpharm Press, 2001. - Harman RJ. Development and Control of Medicines and Medical Devices. UK: Pharmaceutical Press, 2004. - Moffat AC, Osselton MD, Widdop B. Clarke’s Analysis of Drugs and Poisons. UK: Pharmaceutical Press, 2003. - Podczeck F, Jones BE. Pharmaceutical Capsules. UK: Pharmaceutical Press, 2004. - Rang HP. Drug Discovery and Development. USA: Churchill Livingstone, 2006. - Rowe RC, Sheskey PJ, Owen SC. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients. UK: Pharmaceutical Press & American Pharmacists Association, 2005. - Sharp J. Quality in the Manufacture of Medicines and other Healthcare Products. UK: Pharmaceutical Press, 2000. - Swartz ME, Krall IS. Analytical Regulatory and Validation Compliance. UK: Marcel Dekker, 1997. - Wachter AH, Nash RA, Swarbrick J. Pharmaceutical Process Validation. UK: Marcel Dekker, 2003. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Lilian M. Azzopardi Nicolette Sammut Bartolo Anthony Serracino Inglott |
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