Μ4. Design and development of pharmaceutical forms. New approaches
Purpose/Objectives of the Course
The following thematic units are developed in the course: Introduction to dosage forms for drug administration. Modern formulation techniques to increase bioavailability. Characterization of pharmaceutical substances and excipients. Characterization of drug substances and their properties. Granulation, extrusion, production of microspheres (pellets). Pharmaceutical nanotechnology – prosthetics. Preparation of nanoparticles, liposomes, microspheres. Controlled release injectables. Innovative drug systems for transdermal, ocular, parietal, nasal, pulmonary and oral delivery. Permeability studies with innovative pharmacoforms.
Coordinator
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Fatouros Dimitrios | Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology | dfatouro@pharm.auth.gr 2310997653 |
Teachers
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Barmpalexis Panagiotis | Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology | pbarmp@pharm.auth.gr 2310997629 | |
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Fatouros Dimitrios | Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology | dfatouro@pharm.auth.gr 2310997653 | |
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Gioumouxouzis Christos | MSc, PhD | ||
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Kachrimanis Kyriakos | Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology | kgk@pharm.auth.gr 2310997666 | |
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Karavas Evangelos | PhD | ||
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Karavasili Christina | MSc, PhD | ||
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Nikolakakis Ioannis | Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology | yannikos@pharm.auth.gr 2310997635 | |
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Peponaki Charoula | MSc | ||
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Prodromou Sofia | BChem, MSc |
Teaching Assistants
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Partheniadis Ioannis | MSc, c.PhD |
Course Organization
ECTS: 8
Lectures: 7
Laboratory exercise: 4
PC application: 1
Workload
200 – 240 hours
Lectures/Workshops: 70 hours
Personal effort: 130 hours
Course Lectures
Week | Faculty | Teaching method | Description of teaching unit |
1 | Barbalexis Panagiotis Asst. Prof. of Pharm. Technology, AUTH | Theory | Introduction to dosage forms for drugs administration, part I |
2 | Barbalexis Panagiotis Asst. Prof. of Pharm. Technology, AUTH | Theory | Introduction to dosage forms for drugs administration, part II |
3 | Kahrimanis Kyriakos. Prof. of Pharm. Technology, AUTH | Theory | Modern formulation techniques to increase bioavailability, part Ι |
4 | Kahrimanis Kyriakos. Prof. of Pharm. Technology, AUTH | Theory | Modern formulation techniques to increase bioavailability part II |
5 | Dimitrios Fatouros Prof. of Pharm. Technology, AUTH | Theory | Innovative drug systems for transdermal, ocular, parietal, nasal, pulmonary and oral administration, part I |
6 | Dimitrios Fatouros Prof. of Pharm. Technology, AUTH | Theory | Innovative drug systems for transdermal, ocular, parietal, nasal, pulmonary and oral administration, part II |
7 | Christina Karavasili MSc, PhD Pharm. Technology, AUTH | Theory | Nanotechnological systems for drug delivery by different routes |
8 | Dimitrios Fatouros Prof. of Pharm. Technology, AUTH
Christina Karavasili MSc, PhD Pharm. Technology, AUTH | Theory | Principles for the preparation of nanoparticles for pharmaceutical biological products |
9 | Karavas Evangelos PhD. President PHARMATEN SA, Vice President of Research & Industrial Operations and Director | Theory | Application of polymeric biomaterials for the development of innovative pharmaceutical forms |
10 | Nikolakakis Ioannis Prof. of Pharm. Technology, AUTH | Theory | Characterization of pharmaceutical substances and excipients. Coherent powders |
11 | Ioannis Partheniadis, MSc, PhD candidate, Pharm. Technology, AUTH | Lab | Powder compressibility |
12 | Christos Youmouxouzis, MSc, PhD, Pharm. Technology, AUTH | Theory /Demonstration | Preparation of solid pharmaceutical forms using Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing). Physicochemical control methods. |
13 | Georgios Eleftheriadis, MSc, PhD, Pharm. Technology, AUTH | Theory /Demonstration | Development of hybrid drug delivery systems, with the simultaneous use of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies |
14 | Argiros Orestis PhD, Head of Innovative Medicine Projects, Pharmathen | Theory | Production of Biotechnological Medicines on industrial scale |
15 | Peponaki Haroula MSc, Director of Technology Transfer, Pharmathen | Theory | Scale-up method, from laboratory to batch production |
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Examination of the course
Final exam
Course Essays
Related Bibliography
PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY, AULTON, DRUG DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE (4TH ED.)
Author: MICHAEL E. AULTON , KEVIN M.G. TAYLOR
Edited by: KYRIAKOS KACHRIMANIS, IOANNIS NIKOLAKAKIS
ISBN: 9789605832162
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