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Calculations in Pharmaceutical Technology 2

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Course director

  • Pál Szilárd

    assistant professor,
    Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 0 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 12 hours

total of: 12 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OPF-TS2-T
  • 1 kredit
  • Pharmacy
  • Optional modul
  • spring
Prerequisites:

OPG-C1E-T finished , OPG-C2E-T parallel

Course headcount limitations

min. 1 – max. 50

Topic

Aim of the course is to deepen the knowledge of calculations needed for Pharmaceutical Technology 2 practice (dose checking, prescription reading and understanding) by solving and practicing several examples together with the course leader.

Lectures

Practices

Seminars

  • 1. Introduction to calculations of disperse systems - Kása Péter
  • 2. Calculations related to HLB value - Kása Péter
  • 3. Dose checking in emulsions - Kása Péter
  • 4. Dose checking in suspensions - Kása Péter
  • 5. Calculations related to semi-solid dosage forms - Kása Péter
  • 6. Introduction to calculations related to suppositories (calibration value and displacement factor) - Kása Péter
  • 7. Calculations of divided form of prescribing suppositories - Kása Péter
  • 8. Calculations of dispensed form of prescribing suppositories - Kása Péter
  • 9. Dose checking of suppositories 1. - Kása Péter
  • 10. Dose checking of suppositories 2. - Kása Péter
  • 11. Dose checking of divided and undivided powders - Kása Péter
  • 12. Test - Pál Szilárd

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Seminar notes.

Notes

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Recommended literature

European Pharmacopoeia

Formulae Normales VII. (FoNo VII.)

James Swarbrick: Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology, Informa Healthcare, New York, London

Gilbert S. Banker, Christopher T. Rhodes: Modern Pharmaceutics, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York- Basel

Chris Langley, Dawn Belcher: Pharmaceutical Compounding and Dispensing, Pharmaceutical Press

Attila Dévay: The Theory and Practice of Pharmaceutical Technology, electronic book, PTE-Pécs

Attila Dévay: Investigation of Pharmaceutical Preparations, electronic book, PTE-Pécs

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

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Mid-term exams

Participation on the seminars - accepted work reports - accepted written assessments Students have to write an end-semester assessment from the lectures at acceptance level of 60%.

Making up for missed classes

Students must fulfil requirements determined by the Code of Studies and Examinations. Student has to make up the missed lectures and do work reports.

Exam topics/questions

Students can get the test topics in the institute or download the from website of the institute.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Kása Péter
  • Pál Szilárd
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