GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CONTROLLED RELEASE AND NOVEL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS/ECZ 5629
Course Title: CONTROLLED RELEASE AND NOVEL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Course Semester 9 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learns the design of controlled release drug forms.
Learns the advantages of controlled release drug forms and their differences from conventional drug forms.
Learns controlled release systems used by different routes for therapeutic purposes.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Description of controlled release dosage forms, aims and fundamentals
2. Week  Advantages of controlled release drugs on classical dosage forms, disadvantages, preparation techniques and administrations.
3. Week  Polymers used to prepare controlled release dosage forms and desired properties
4. Week  Design of controlled release dosage forms
5. Week  Orally administrable systems, TIMERx, MASRx and COSRx technologies, properties and preparations, commercial examples
6. Week  D-Trans, E-trans technologies, descriptions, usage, preparations, applications, release mechanisms, commercial examples
7. Week  Ophtalmic systems, NODS technology, formulations, properties and preparations, commercial examples, Midterm
8. Week  Buccal, nasal, pulmoner applications (nebulizers, Spiros inhalers), formulations, preparations and release mechanisms
9. Week  Osmotic pumps, types and applications, commercial examples
10. Week  Rectal systems, materials and preparations
11. Week  Implants, floating systems, commercial examples
12. Week  Vaginal systems, SupraVail and VagiSite technologies, intrauterine systems, formulations and properties, commercial examples
13. Week  Colonic targeted drug delivery, properties, applications (Pulsincap and hydrophilic sandwich systems)
14. Week  Future of controlled release systems and commercially available controlled release systems
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
1
30
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
30
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
10
2
20
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
2
10
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
2
3
6
 Preparing a Presentation
2
3
6
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
5
1
5
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
5
2
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
100
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Completing Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy, the Bachelor of Science graduate is able to apply his/her gained knowledge and skills to all of the fields of Pharmacy profession within the framework of law, regulations, principles, professional values and ethical rules.X
2Combining with the applications regarding Pharmacy profession, he/she is able to use the concepts and applications of fundamental science, medicine and health sciences in the field of pharmacy.X
3He/she knows the anatomy, immunology, physiology, physiopathology and biochemistry of biological systems. He/she knows the diseases affecting human health and fundamental concepts of therapy.X
4He/she has the sufficient knowledge to fulfill and assess the physical, chemical, toxicological, biological, microscopic, microbiological, molecular and elemental analysis of herbal drugs, biological and enviromental reference materials, food, food additives and contaminants, drug, active ingredient and excipients and medical products using scientific resources, pharmacopeis and validated methods.X
5He/she has knowledge and application capability on pre-formulation, formulation, laboratory, pilot batch and industrial scale productions, quality assurance, stability, storage, bioavailability, bioequivalance, drug authorization and patent studies of pharmaceutical products containing natural or synthetic active drug ingredient, biotechnological, nanotechnological, cosmetic, dermacosmetic and radiopharmaceutical products.X
6He/she possesses knowledge and application capability on recognition of drug targets, chemical structures, synthesis and analysis, effects, structure-activity relationships, design, development and determination of therapeutic dose of active drug ingredients with the knowledge on toxicological, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties and side effects.X
7He/she has sufficient knowledge on magisterial preparations, usage and regulations of all original and generic drug products and medical products.X
8He/she has knowledge regarding the effects of drugs on biochemical parameters, drug-drug, food-drug, disease-drug interactions, following and preventing adverse drug effects, and pharmacovigilance.X
9He/she possesses knowledge and application capability on the subjects regarding pharmaceutics, phytopharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics, pharmaceutical care, pharmacotherapy, cosmetology, and clinical pharmacy.X
10He/she possesses the capability of giving and representing the prescribed drugs to the patient, assessing the clinical laboratory results, giving useful and practical information regarding the products such as dietary supplements, nutraceutics, health and diseases within the framework of rational drug use.X
11He/she identifies the medicinal and poisonous plants morphologically and by microscope. He/she has detailed knowledge on the secondary ingredient groups that present in medicinal plants.X
12He/she knows the effects of drugs and other chemical substances and biological and physical factors on the biological systems and enviroment, and toxicological risk assessment process. He/she possesses knowledge on the subjects regarding toxicity prevention and treatment approaches.X
13He/she possesses knowledge on the subjects regarding politics and economics of health intended to enhance public health and quality of life, drug, medical device, drug reimbursement and pharmacy management.X
14He/she is able to follow up national/international historical and up-to-date developments in the field of Pharmacy using technological tools, data base and source of information, assess data based on science and evidence, and adopt lifelong learning.X
15He/she is able to communicate effectively with the other professional groups and societies such as health legal authorithy, drug industry and professional organizations about the subjects regarding health, he/she is able to bring solutions and make suggestions for the problems regarding the professional field.X
16He/she possesses foreign language skill at a level to be able to communicate with the pofessional colleagues and patients for the profession of pharmacy.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof.Dr. Füsun Acartürk , Prof.Dr. Figen Tırnaksız , Prof.Dr. Sevgi Takka , Assoc.Prof. Tuba İnceçayır , Assoc.Prof. Sibel İlbasmış Tamer , Assoc.Prof. Fatmanur Tuğcu Demiröz , Asst.Prof. N.Başaran Mutlu Ağardan , Asst.Prof. Serdar Tort)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/acarturk , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/tfigen , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/takka , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/zsteksin , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/tincecayir , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ilbasmis , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/fatmanur , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/bmutlu , https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/serdartort)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (acarturk@gazi.edu.tr , tfigen@gazi.edu.tr , takka@gazi.edu.tr , zsteksin@gazi.edu.tr , tincecayir@gazi.edu.tr , ilbasmis@gazi.edu.tr , fatmanur@gazi.edu.tr , bmutlu@gazi.edu.tr , serdartort@gazi.edu.tr)