Physical Pharmaceutics detailed syllabus for Pharmacy (Pharma) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the Pharma students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Pharmacy 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Pharma 4th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of physical pharmaceutics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
MICROMERITICS AND POWDER RHEOLOGY 9 Particle size and distribution, particle number, methods for determining particle volume, optical microscopy, sieving, sedimentation, Dynamic light scattering (DLS) technique, measurement of particle shape, specific surface, methods for determining surface area, permeability, adsorption, derived properties of powders, porosity, packing arrangement, densities, bulkiness and flow properties.
Unit II
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Unit III
VISCOSITY AND RHEOLOGY 9 Newtonian system, Law of flow, kinematic viscosity, effect of temperature on viscosity, nonNewtonian systems, plastic, pseudoplastic, dilatant, thixotropy, thixotropy in formulation, determination of viscosity: capillary, falling ball, rotational viscometers
Unit IV
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Unit V
KINETICS AND DRUG STABILITY 9 General considerations and concepts of drug reaction kinetics; zero order, first order and pseudo first order, half-life determination, Influence of temperature, light, catalytic species, solvent and other factors, Stabilization of drugs, Accelerated stability study, expiration dating.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Manavalan, R. and Ramasamy. C. Physical Pharmaceutics 2nd Ed., Vignesh Publishers, 2015.
- C.V.S. Subrahmanyam, Text book of physical pharmaceutics, 3rdEdn.,Vallabhprakashan, 2015.
- Hadkar. U. B., Physical Pharmacy, NiraliPrakashan; 12th edition, 2017.
Reference Books:
- Alfred N. Martin, Patrick J. Sinko, Martins Physical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Physical Chemical and Biopharmaceutical Principles in the Pharmaceutical Sciences, sixth edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011.
- David B. Troy, Paul Beringer, Remington: The science and practice of pharmacy, 21stEdition,Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2006
- Humphrey Moynihan and Abinacrean Physicochemical Basis of Pharmaceuticals Oxford University Press, 2009.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Pharmacy, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit Pharma 4th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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