Pharmaceutical Technology and Legislation of Biotechnological Medicinal Products

Contents
General principles of biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics: L.A.D.M.E. Bioavailability and bioequivalence. Classification of dosage form.
Physicochemical principles: solution; interfacial phenomena; disperse systems: colloids, emulsions, and suspensions.
Preformulation. Formulation, preparation and quality control of conventional dosage forms: oral, cutaneous, transdermal, parenteral and ophthalmic.
Sterilization methods and application in the manufacturing of parenteral dosage forms. Principle of lyophilization.
The Pharmacopoeia with particular interest for Quality aspects of medicinal products.
Introduction to Italian and UE forms of law. The rules governing the production and the dispensing of the biotechnological medicinal products.

Laboratory course of Pharmaceutical Technology
Technological characterization of podwers: flowability, apparent volume and density, size and size distribution.
Preparation and quality controls on:
- oral dosage forms: powders, capsules, tablets;
- semisolid dosage forms: ointments, creams, gels and pastes;
- liquid dosage forms: solutions and suspensions.