Study Programmes 2015-2016
SBIM0460-1  
Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Technology
Duration :
15h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS)3
Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Géraldine Piel
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
1 Brief history

2 Objectives

3 Some definitions

4 The administration routes of medicines

5 The future of the medicine in the body: notions of bioavailability, bioequivalence, pharmacokinetics

6 The pharmaceutical forms

7 Modulation of the in vivo future of a medicine

  • How to control the release kinetics of the active principle
  • How to improve the bioavailability
  • How to control the distribution of the active principle in the body - the vectors.
  • How to control the site and the moment of liberation of the active principle.
Learning outcomes of the course :
The objective of this course is to give a global outline of the Pharmaceutical Technology, to present the possibilities that offers this discipline to modify the pharmacokinetic of an active substance, describe the current tendencies in the point of view of the biopharmacy as from the point of view of the technology.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
A visit of a pharmaceutical company is organized so as to illustrate the notions approached in theoretical lessons.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Recommended or required readings :
Copy of the slides.
Assessment methods and criteria :
written examination
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Géraldine PIEL, Chargé de cours adjoint
Tél : 04/3664308
Geraldine.piel@ulg.ac.be