Tantargy

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Topic

Aim of the course is to deepen the knowledge of calculations needed for Pharmaceutical Technology 1 practice (dose checking, prescription reading and understanding) by solving and practicing several examples together with the course leader.

Lectures

Practices

Seminars

• 1. Introduction to pharmaceutical technological calculations, praciticing and understanding expressions found on prescriptions - Pál Szilárd
• 2. Concept of concentration - Kása Péter
• 3. Basic calculations of clear solutions (mixing rule) - Kása Péter
• 4. Calculations of ethanol dilution - Kása Péter
• 5. Fundamentals of dose checking (understanding the prescription, syrup factor, elderly factor) - Pál Szilárd
• 6. Dose checking in solutions 1. - Kása Péter
• 7. Dose checking in solutions 2. - Pál Szilárd
• 8. Dose checking in peroral drops 1. - Kása Péter
• 9. Dose checking in peroral drops 2. - Kása Péter
• 10. Calculation of isotonicity 1. - Kása Péter
• 11. Calculation of isotonicity 2. - Kása Péter
• 12. Test - Pál Szilárd

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Seminar notes.

Notes

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Recommended literature

European Pharmacopoeia

Formulae Normales VII. (FoNo VII.)

James Swarbrick: Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology, Informa Healthcare, New York, London

Gilbert S. Banker, Christopher T. Rhodes: Modern Pharmaceutics, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York- Basel

Chris Langley, Dawn Belcher: Pharmaceutical Compounding and Dispensing, Pharmaceutical Press

Attila Dévay: The Theory and Practice of Pharmaceutical Technology, electronic book, PTE-Pécs

Attila Dévay: Investigation of Pharmaceutical Preparations, electronic book, PTE-Pécs

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

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Mid-term exams

Participation on the seminars - accepted work reports - accepted written assessments Students have to write an end-semester assessment from the lectures at acceptance level of 60%.

Making up for missed classes

Students must fulfill requirements determined by the Code of Studies and Examinations. Student has to make up the missed lectures and do work reports.

Exam topics/questions

Students can get the test topics in the institute or download the from website of the institute.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

• Kása Péter
• Pál Szilárd