Specific Drug Dosage Forms

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:6.00

Study Course Accepted:28.06.2023 08:37:26

Study Course Information
Course Code:		ZFTK_020		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Basic Sciences of Medicine, including Pharmacy; Technology of Drug Forms		Target Audience:		Pharmacy
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Olga Kiseļova
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Applied Pharmacy
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, zftkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061547
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		11	Class Length (academic hours)		3	Total Contact Hours of Classes		33
Total Contact Hours								33
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		4	Lecture Length (academic hours)		4	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		16
Classes (count)		4	Class Length (academic hours)		4	Total Contact Hours of Classes		16
Total Contact Hours								32
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Pharmacy dosage form technology, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical pharmacy, mathematics, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology.
Objective:
To improve theoretical knowledge in pharmacy dosage form technology. To develop practical skills and abilities in the preparation of complex prescription in a pharmacy.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
9	Specific formulation for solid dosage forms. Practical preparation of powders.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
10	Solid dosage forms in situation tasks. Test "Powders".			Classes		1.00	laboratory
11	Various specific solutions to be prepared. Practical preparation of solutions.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
12	Solutions as dosage form in situation tasks. Test "Solutions".			Classes		1.00	laboratory
13	Specificity of the mixture prescriptions. Practical preparation of mixtures.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
14	Mixtures as dosage forms in situation tasks. Test "Mixtures".			Classes		1.00	laboratory
15	Specificity of suspensions prescriptions. Practical preparation of suspensions.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
16	Suspensions as dosage forms in situation tasks. Test "Suspensions".			Classes		1.00	laboratory
17	Ointment specific prescriptions. Practical preparation of ointments.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
18	Soft dosage forms in situation tasks. Test "Ointments".			Classes		1.00	laboratory
19	Correction of mistakes in course tests.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Basic principles of qualitative and rational compounding of specific prescriptions.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Peculiarities of solutions, mixtures, suspensions formulations and their technological solutions.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
3	Ointment formulation peculiarities and their technological solutions.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	Peculiarities of powder formulation and their technological solutions.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
5	Solutions and mixtures as a dosage form in situation tasks. Preparation of complex prescriptions for solutions and mixtures.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
6	Suspensions as a dosage form in situation tasks. Preparation of complex prescriptions for suspensions.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
7	Ointments as a dosage form in situation tasks. Preparation of complex prescriptions for ointments.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
8	Powders as a dosage form in situation tasks. Preparation of complex prescriptions for powders.			Classes		1.00	laboratory
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Individual work – solving of situation tasks. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
1. For full-time students – 5 written test papers, 1 test paper correcting previously made mistakes. The grade of the exam is the average mark of all tests. 2. Part-time students – situation exercises on 5 topics, exam – 20 written situation tasks.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		As a result of the course completion the student will be able to: 1. Identify and solve compounding problems of specific prescriptions. 2. Find the right solution for specific formulations in a pharmacy.
Skills:		As a result of the study course completion the student: 1. Will be capable of formulating specific dosage forms in a pharmacy. 2. Will be able to combine the basic principles of preparation of different dosage forms and to create a scheme of preparation of individual formulations. 3. Will be able to recommend new solutions for preparation of individual prescriptions of dosage forms.
Competencies:		As a result of the study course completion the student will be able to solve any complicated compounding problems in pharmacy.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Bouwman-Boer, Y., Fenton-May, V. and Le Brun, P., eds. 2015. Practical Pharmaceutics: An International Guideline for the Preparations, Care and Use of Medicinal Products. 1st ed. Heidelberg: Springer International Publishing.
2	Kiseļova, O. 2022. Ekstemporālo zāļu pieejamība Latvijas aptiekās: situācijas kvantitatīvs un kvalitatīvs novērtējums un nākotnes perspektīva. Rīga: RSU.
Additional Reading
1	Kiselova, O., Maurina, B., Sidlovska, V. 2020. Analysis of Extemporaneous Prescriptions Prescribed by Dermatovenerologists in Latvia and Comparison with Standardized Compounded Preparation Monographs of Germany and USA. Medicina 56(1), 29.
2	Sandell, Erik. 1983. Pharmaceutics. Swedish Pharmaceutical Press. Stockholm. 242 p.