Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Pharmaceutical Products for Beginners
This online course explored the basics of drug discovery and their conversion into a suitable dosage form. The course also covered topics on significance of physicochemical properties of drugs and routes of drug administration in obtaining optimum therapeutic efficacy. Different types of dosage forms such as, solutions, disperse systems, topical preparations, transdermal systems, tablets, hard gelatin and soft gelatin capsules were discussed.
2 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr. Shaik Nyamathulla
Senior Lecturer of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy
Universiti Malaya
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Recognise the significance of pharmaceuticals in healthcare
- Identify the types of dosage forms and fundamental requirements of the formulation.
- Analyse the factors that can alter the performance of a dosage form.
- Understand the contemporary manufacturing practices of different dosage forms at lab and industrial scale.
Syllabus
- What are the drugs and different routes of their administration
- Variables which can alter the performance of drugs
- Preparation of oral and topical liquid dosage forms
- Applications of semi-solid forms
- Benefits of solid dosage forms
Issued on 26th March 2026
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