32044 - Technology, Socio-economics and Pharmaceutical Legislation I (GR-A)

Learning outcomes

The aim of this course is to give a broad understanding of the basic principles and technologies applied in the preparation of different pharmaceutical dosage forms: powders, granules, tablets, capsules, solutions, eye drops, ointments, creams, emulsions, suspensions, gels, suppositories.

Fundamentals on Italian low and regulation issues relevant to pharmacist professional practice in pharmacy.

Course contents

Pharmaceutical technology (part I; Dott.ssa Teresa Cerchiara)

Introduction to medicines and dosage forms. Principles of biopharmaceutics.

Solid dosage forms. Powders. Granules and granulation. Tablets and compaction. Coating of tablets and multiparticulates. Hard and soft capsules. Suppositories and pessaries.

Liquid dosage forms. Interfacial phenomena. Properties of solutions, suspensions, emulsions. Syrups. Sterilization and sterile dosage forms. Parenterals.

Semisolid dosage forms. Principles of rheology. Creams, ointments, gels and pastes.

Legislation (part II; Prof. Maurizio Cini)

Fundamentals on Italian low and regulation issues relevant to pharmacist professional practice in pharmacy.

Pharmacy Practice Laboratory (part III)

Preparation of the following galenic formulations: capsules, syrups, suspensions, emulsions, creams, ointments, pastes, suppositories and pessaries. Calculation of price, packaging and labeling.

Readings/Bibliography

P. Colombo et al., Principi di tecnologia farmaceutica, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano (2015)

M.E. Aulton et al., Tecnologie farmaceutiche: progettazione e allestimento dei medicinali. Edra, milano (2015)

F. Bettiol, Manuale delle preparazioni galeniche, Tecniche Nuove, Milano (2016).

E. Ragazzi, Galenica pratica - Formulazione e tecnologia, Libreria Internazionale Cortina, Padova (2006). 

M. Cini, P. Rampinelli, Principi di Legislazione farmaceutica, Edizioni Minerva Medica, Torino (2019).

Farmacopea Ufficiale Italiana edizione vigente.

Farmacopea Europea edizione vigente.

Slides presented in class is not a substitute for the reference texts

Teaching methods

Part I: lectures (48 hours).

Part II: lectures (24 hours).

Part III: practical experience in the laboratory to individual place (48 hours).

Assessment methods

Part I and II: oral test.

Part III: preparation of a galenic formulation, calculation of price, packaging and labeling.

Teaching tools

Part I and II: Power Point presentation.

Part III: laboratory equipments.

Office hours

See the website of Teresa Cerchiara

See the website of Maurizio Cini

See the website of Paolo Blasi