Drug Formulation and Delivery
The fundamentals of drug formulation and drug delivery systems in the context of current therapeutics on the market. Specific topics include traditional drug formulation, mechanisms and kinetics of pharmaceutical stability, controlled-release devices, transdermal delivery, intravenous delivery, oral drug delivery, pulmonary delivery, targeted drug delivery, and gene therapy. The course is designed to cover specific drug delivery topics that are expanded upon with student driven discussions of primary literature assigned by the professor.
Prerequisites: Ch 231 or permission of instructor
Credits: 3.00
Course Code: ChE 474