Teaching

PHARM 201.5 Foundations of Pharmacy I: Physicochemical principles of drugs.

Topics: Drug development process

PHARM 203.5 Foundations of Pharmacy III: Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Dispensing I

Topics:
Colloid dispersions:
Colloidal dimensions, particle size, colloid stability (zeta potential)
Types of colloid dispersions (lyophilic, lyophobic), method of preparation

Suspensions:
Particle size issues, flocculated, deflocculated suspensions, structured vehicles, sedimentation
Compounding suspensions, examples of suspension formulations, method of compounding, recognition of problems with suspensions

Emulsions:
Types of emulsions (o/w, w/o, multiple emulsions, microemulsions), interfacial phenomena, emulsion stability, droplet size, surfactants
Compounding emulsions, examples of emulsion formulations, method of compounding, recognition of problems with emulsions

Pharmaceutical compounding of dispersions

PHARM 303.4 Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Dispensing II

Topics:
Topical dosage forms and rheology: Formulation and physicochemical basis of product formulation: ointments, creams, lotions, pastes, gels, transdermal delivery systems; Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, viscosity; percutaneous absorption of drugs from topically applied preparations and patches

Pharmaceutical compounding of topical formulations

Transdermal and Dermal Therapeutic Systems

Pharmaceutical Devices: Aerosols, inhalers, nebulizers, iontophoresis systems, microneedles, implants