Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Specific Drug Dosage Forms
Course Code
LFK_021
Branch of Science
Basic medicine; Technology of Drug Forms
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Pharmacy
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Olga Kiseļova
Structure Unit Manager
Baiba Mauriņa
Structural Unit
Department of Applied Pharmacy
Contacts
Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, zftk@rsu.lv, +371 67061547
About Study Course
Objective
To improve theoretical knowledge in pharmacy dosage form technology. To develop practical skills and abilities in the preparation of complex prescription in a pharmacy.
Preliminary Knowledge
Pharmacy dosage form technology, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical pharmacy, mathematics, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.As a result of the course completion the student will be able to: 1. Identify and solve compounding problems of specific prescriptions. 2. Find the right solution for specific formulations in a pharmacy.
Skills
1.As a result of the study course completion the student: 1. Will be capable of formulating specific dosage forms in a pharmacy. 2. Will be able to combine the basic principles of preparation of different dosage forms and to create a scheme of preparation of individual formulations. 3. Will be able to recommend new solutions for preparation of individual prescriptions of dosage forms.
Competences
1.As a result of the study course completion the student will be able to solve any complicated compounding problems in pharmacy.
Assessment
Individual work
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1.
Individual work |
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Individual work – solving of situation tasks.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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1.
Examination |
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1. For full-time students – 5 written test papers, 1 test paper correcting previously made mistakes. The grade of the exam is the average mark of all tests.
2. Part-time students – situation exercises on 5 topics, exam – 20 written situation tasks.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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3
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Topics
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Specific formulation for solid dosage forms. Practical preparation of powders.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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3
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Topics
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Solid dosage forms in situation tasks. Test "Powders".
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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3
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Topics
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Various specific solutions to be prepared. Practical preparation of solutions.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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3
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Topics
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Solutions as dosage form in situation tasks. Test "Solutions".
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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3
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Topics
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Specificity of the mixture prescriptions. Practical preparation of mixtures.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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3
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Topics
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Mixtures as dosage forms in situation tasks. Test "Mixtures".
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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3
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Topics
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Specificity of suspensions prescriptions. Practical preparation of suspensions.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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3
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Topics
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Suspensions as dosage forms in situation tasks. Test "Suspensions".
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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3
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Topics
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Ointment specific prescriptions. Practical preparation of ointments.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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3
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Topics
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Soft dosage forms in situation tasks. Test "Ointments".
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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3
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Topics
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Correction of mistakes in course tests.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
33 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Basic principles of qualitative and rational compounding of specific prescriptions.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Peculiarities of solutions, mixtures, suspensions formulations and their technological solutions.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Ointment formulation peculiarities and their technological solutions.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Peculiarities of powder formulation and their technological solutions.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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4
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Topics
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Solutions and mixtures as a dosage form in situation tasks. Preparation of complex prescriptions for solutions and mixtures.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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4
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Topics
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Suspensions as a dosage form in situation tasks. Preparation of complex prescriptions for suspensions.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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4
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Topics
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Ointments as a dosage form in situation tasks. Preparation of complex prescriptions for ointments.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Laboratory
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4
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Topics
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Powders as a dosage form in situation tasks. Preparation of complex prescriptions for powders.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Bouwman-Boer, Y., Fenton-May, V. and Le Brun, P., eds. 2015. Practical Pharmaceutics: An International Guideline for the Preparations, Care and Use of Medicinal Products. 1st ed. Heidelberg: Springer International Publishing.
2.
Kiseļova, O. 2022. Ekstemporālo zāļu pieejamība Latvijas aptiekās: situācijas kvantitatīvs un kvalitatīvs novērtējums un nākotnes perspektīva. Rīga: RSU.
Additional Reading
1.
Kiselova, O., Maurina, B., Sidlovska, V. 2020. Analysis of Extemporaneous Prescriptions Prescribed by Dermatovenerologists in Latvia and Comparison with Standardized Compounded Preparation Monographs of Germany and USA. Medicina 56(1), 29.
2.
Sandell, Erik. 1983. Pharmaceutics. Swedish Pharmaceutical Press. Stockholm. 242 p.