PHRD-303: Pharmaceutics I

This is the first of a two-semester course sequence designed to teach students the basic principles and application of physio-chemical principles necessary for the design, development and preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms. Students will develop the basic skills and techniques necessary for the compounding of pharmaceutical delivery systems, the appropriate evaluation, documentation and labeling of prescriptions and the mathematical calculations essential to compounding. Lecture three hours per week, laboratory three hours per week. Co-requisite: PHRD 301 Pharmaceutical Calculations[ 4 credits ]