Course 2024-2025

Galenic Pharmacy - Part I [MPHAM114]

  • 3 credits
  • 40h
  • 1st quarter
Language of instruction: French / Français

Learning outcomes

The objective of this course is to train the student in galenic formulation in terms of composition, manufacture and evaluation of finished products meeting quality control according to the European Pharmacopoeia. It aims to familiarise the student with the formulation of pharmaceutical specialities and magistral/officinal preparations. This course is devoted to the study of the role of excipients related to industrial manufacturing processes and to the formulation of magistral and officinal preparations. The practical work (TP) associated with this teaching aims to allow the student to integrate, through personal laboratory work, all the problems related to the formulation, manufacture and control of pharmaceutical forms. Attention will also be drawn to the follow-up of Good Officinal Pharmaceutical Practice (GOPP).

Objectives

see section "Learning outcomes".

Content

The topics covered include: solid pharmaceutical forms for oral use, liquid pharmaceutical forms (solutions, syrups, eye drops,...), dispersed systems (suspensions, emulsions), semi-solid preparations (creams, milks, ointments, gels,...) as well as rectal, vaginal, pulmonary and oropharyngeal preparations. All the chapters of the theory course are classified by route of administration and organised as follows: - Anatomical and associated biopharmaceutical background; - Theoretical principles of the formulations concerned; - Excipients specific to the types of formulations concerned; - Preparation methods (pharmacist or industrial level and associated quality control); - Examples of medicines (pharmacy and/or hospital level).


Co-requisites

Pharmacie galénique - Partie II [MPHAM115]

Teaching methods

Theoretical courses are given ex cathedra. The student will have the course slides at his disposal. Depending on the lessons seen, exercises can be done directly during the course and a flipped classroom system can also be used (see section Exercises/TP).

Evaluations

An oral examination will be conducted to assess the integration of the students' knowledge. In addition to the theory, "practical cases" relating to the exercises carried out during the course will also be tested. If the number of students is too large, a multiple choice test may be set up to allow access to the oral examination if successful.

Recommended readings

-FTM - European Pharmacopoeia - Pharmaceutical Preformulation and Formulation, Mark Gibson, Interpharm Press, 2001. - The Design and Manufacture of Medecines, Aulton's Pharmaceutics, Third Edition, Michael E. Aulton, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier, 2007. - Basic Fundamentals of Drug Delivery, Rakesh.K. Tekade. Academic Press Elsevier, 2019. - Pharmacie Galénique - Formulation et Technologie Pharmaceutique, P. Wehrle, Maloine Edition, 2007. - Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Fourth Edition, Jones Swarbrick, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.

Language of instruction

French / Français

Location for course

NAMUR

Organizer

Faculté de médecine
rue de Bruxelles
61
5000 NAMUR
P. 081724347
F. 081724327
administration-medecine@unamur.be

Degree of Reference

Master's Degree