Data
Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025
Course director
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Das Sourav
assistant lecturer,
Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy -
Number of hours/semester
lectures: 28 hours
practices: 0 hours
seminars: 0 hours
total of: 28 hours
Subject data
- Code of subject: OPF-PPT-T
- 2 kredit
- Pharmacy
- Optional modul
- spring
OPG-C4E-T parallel
Course headcount limitations
min. 5 – max. 30
Available as Campus course for . Campus-karok: ÁOK ETK GYTK TTK
Topic
In this course, pharmacy undergraduate students will learn about the importance of packaging in keeping medicines safe and effective. They will study different materials and methods used to package medicines. The course will cover topics like rules and standards for packaging, as well as how packaging affects how long a medicine lasts and how patients use it. Students will also learn about labeling requirements and how to make sure medicines are packaged correctly. Additionally, they will explore new ideas like making packaging more environmentally friendly and protecting medicines from being copied. Through simple and engaging lectures, students will gain the knowledge they need to help make sure medicines are packaged safely and properly. Assessment will include written exams to evaluate theoretical knowledge acquired throughout the course.
Lectures
- 1.
Introduction to Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Das Sourav - 2.
Introduction to Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Das Sourav - 3.
Packaging Function: Management, Development, and Product Shelf Life
- Das Sourav - 4.
Packaging Function: Management, Development, and Product Shelf Life
- Das Sourav - 5.
Regulatory Aspects of Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Das Sourav - 6.
Regulatory Aspects of Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Das Sourav - 7.
Specifications and Quality
- Das Sourav - 8.
Specifications and Quality
- Das Sourav - 9.
Paper- and Board-based Packaging Materials and Their Use in Pack Security Systems
- Das Sourav - 10.
Paper- and Board-based Packaging Materials and Their Use in Pack Security Systems
- Das Sourav - 11.
Glass Containers
- Das Sourav - 12.
Glass Containers
- Das Sourav - 13.
Written exam I
- Das Sourav - 14.
Written exam I
- Das Sourav - 15.
Plastics: An Introduction
- Das Sourav - 16.
Plastics: An Introduction
- Das Sourav - 17.
Development and Approval of a Plastic Pack
- Das Sourav - 18.
Development and Approval of a Plastic Pack
- Das Sourav - 19.
Films, Foils, and Laminations (Combination Materials)
- Das Sourav - 20.
Films, Foils, and Laminations (Combination Materials)
- Das Sourav - 21.
Metal Containers
- Das Sourav - 22.
Metal Containers
- Das Sourav - 23.
Closures and Closure Systems
- Das Sourav - 24.
Closures and Closure Systems
- Das Sourav - 25.
Sterile Products and the Role of Rubber Components
- Das Sourav - 26.
Sterile Products and the Role of Rubber Components
- Das Sourav - 27.
Written exam II
- Das Sourav - 28.
Written exam II
- Das Sourav
Practices
Seminars
Reading material
Obligatory literature
Literature developed by the Department
Notes
Class notes and materials issued during the semester.
Recommended literature
Pharmaceutical Packaging Technology, Second Edition, Jain U. K., ISBN: 9789385433269
Voigt's Pharmaceutical Technology, Alfred Fahr, Rudolf Voigt, ISBN: 9781118972625
Pharmaceutical Packaging Technology, First Edition, D. A. Dean, E. R. Evans, I. H. Hall, ISBN: 9780748404407
Conditions for acceptance of the semester
A maximum of 25 % absence allowed
Mid-term exams
Students have to write an end-of-semester assessment from the lecture at an acceptable level of 60%.
Making up for missed classes
In case absences exceed 25% of total class time, the course will be regarded as uncompleted. There is no opportunity to make up missed classes.
Exam topics/questions
Students have to write an end-of-semester assessment from the lecture at an acceptable level of 60%.
Examiners
- Das Sourav
Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars
- Das Sourav