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PHA 401 Solid Dosage Forms

400 levelMedical & Health Sciences10 topics

PHA 401 covers 10 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Crystal form and polymorphism
  2. Crystallisation and factors affecting crystal form
  3. Polymorph stability and bioavailability
  4. Micromeritics: particle size and size distribution
  5. Powder flow, bulk density and porosity
  6. Tablet additives and manufacture of tablets
  7. Tablet coating and standardization procedures
  8. Sustained-release tablets
  9. Capsules: materials, production and formulation
  10. Microencapsulation

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Crystal form and polymorphism

Crystal form and polymorphism deal with how drug molecules arrange themselves in the solid state and how the same chemical substance can exist in more than one crystal structure. This matters in solid dosage forms because crystal structure strongly affects solubility, dissolution rate, stability, flow, compressibility, and therefore the quality and performance of tablets and capsules.

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