Aulton's Pharmaceutics

1. Design of dosage forms. PART 1: Scientific principles of dosage form design. 2. Dissolution and solubility. 3. Properties of solutions. 4. Surfaces and interfaces. 5. Disperse systems. _6. Rheology. 7. Kinetics. PART 2: Particle science and powder technology. 8. Solid-state properties. _9. Particle size analysis. _10. Particle size reduction and size separation. 11. Mixing. _12. Powder flow. _ PART 3: Pharmaceutical microbiology and sterilization. _13. Fundamentals of microbiology. _14. Pharmaceutical applications of microbiological techniques. _15. Action of physical and chemical agents on microorganisms. 16. Principles of sterilization. _17. Sterilization in practice. _ PART 4: Biopharmaceutical principles of drug delivery. _18. Introduction to biopharmaceutics. 19. Gastrointestinal tract - physiology and drug absorption. _20. Bioavailability - physicochemical and dosage form factors. _21. Assessment of biopharmaceutical properties. _22. Dosage regimens. _ PART 5: Dosage form design and manufacture. _23. Pharmaceutical preformulation. _24. Solutions. _25. Clarification. _26. Suspensions . 27. Emulsions and Creams . 28. Powders, granules and granulation. 29. Drying. _30. Tablets and compaction. _31. Modified-release oral drug delivery. 32. Coating of tablets and multiparticulates. _33. Hard capsules. 34. Soft capsules. _35 Dissolution testing of solid dosage forms. 36 Parenteral drug delivery. 37. Pulmonary drug delivery. _38. Nasal drug delivery. _39. Topical and transdermal drug delivery. 40. Wound dressings. _41. Ocular drug delivery. 42. Rectal and vaginal drug delivery. _43. Design and administration of medicines for children and the elderly. 44. The formulation and manufacture of plant medicines. 45. Pharmaceutical nanotechnology and nanomedicines. 46. Delivery of biopharmaceuticals. Part 6: PACKAGING AND STABILITY OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS. 47. Packaging. 48. Chemical stability in dosage forms. 49. Product stability and stability testing. 50. Microbial

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