KMM 438 - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Course Objectives

1. Gain a good knowledge on pharmaceutical manufacturing and smart delivery sysyems
2. Provide experiences in problem solving approaches such as defining problems and selecting the best approach to obtain the best results in terms of technical or economical criterions.
3. Understand the basic optimization concept and to gain the awareness of optimization.
4. Gain practical experience on optimization problems in the chemical engineering industry and quality control and characterization methods.

Course Description

Introduction to Pharmacology, Classification of Pharmaceuticals, Raw materials of pharmaceuticals, Research and Development Process in Pharmacology, Manufacturing Processes, Sterile Product Manufacturing, Dosage Forms, Tablet Production, COntrolled drug delivery systemsi Targeted drug delivery systems, Role of Nanotechnology, Quality Control, Current Good Manufacturing Applications, Quality and Standardization in Pharmaceutical Industry