PHM-160 Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms

This course is a study of pharmaceutical dosage forms and considerations in their manufacture. Topics include bioavailability, routes of administration, tablets, capsules, solutions, syrups, suspensions, elixirs, aerosols, transdermals, topicals, ophthalmics, otics, and other dosage forms. Upon completion, students should be able to describe the characteristics of the major dosage forms and explain how these characteristics affect the action of the drug.


The following courses must be completed prior to taking this course:
Must complete PHM-110 PHM-111 PHM-115 PHM-120 PHM-125, PHM-140 PHM-165 and PHM-136 or PHM-138 with minimum grade C

Offered: Fall