87608 - Pharmaceutical Technology and Legislation (Gr. A)

Academic Year 2021/2022

Course contents

Module 1: Pharmaceutical technology and Legislation (N. Passerini, 40 hours)

  • Definition of medicines and dosage forms.
  • Biopharmaceutics.
  • Solid dosage forms: Powders; Granules; Tablets; Hard and soft shell capsules.
  • Suppositories and pessaries.
  • Fundamentals on Italian low and regulation issues relevant to pharmacist professional practice in pharmacy.

Module 2: Pharmaceutical technology (B. Albertini, 24 hours)

  • Liquid dosage forms: Solutions; Disperse systems: interfacial phenomena, rheology, emulsions, suspensions; syrups.
  • Topical preparations.
  • Ophthalmic preparations. Parenteral products.
  • Pharmaceutical aerosols.

Module 3: Pharmacy Practice Laboratory (Passerini or Albertini, 75 hours)

Delivery of the recipe and preparation of the following galenic formulations: capsules, syrup, suspension, emulsion, cream, ointment, paste, suppositories and pessaries.

Readings/Bibliography

1) P. Colombo et al. Principi di Tecnologie Farmaceutiche. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana. 2° Edizione (2015).

2) E. Ragazzi. Galenica Pratica. Formulazione e Tecnologia. Libreria Internazionale Cortina, (2006).

3) F. Bettiol. Manuale delle preparazioni galeniche. III edizione. Tecniche Nuove (2010).

4) P.Minghetti, M. Marchetti. Legislazione farmaceutica. Nona edizione. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana (2018).

Teaching methods

Lectures (64 hours) and laboratory (75 hours).

Assessment methods

Oral exam

Office hours

See the website of Nadia Passerini

See the website of Beatrice Albertini