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Presentation
Presentation
Galenic Pharmacy presents students' first specific contact with the field of medicines, introducing the main pharmaceutical dosage forms and to the principles underlying their design, preparation, and use. The course unit focuses particularly on compounded medicines, covering the different types of preparations that can be produced, as well as aspects related to their development, production, control, stability, packaging, and dispensing. Due to its applied nature, this course unit contributes to the acquisition of core competencies for pharmaceutical practice, promoting an understanding of the pharmacist's role in the individualized preparation of medicines and in ensuring their quality, safety, and suitability for the patient.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor; Master Degree | Semestral | 6
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
3 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT477-3480
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Introduction to Galenic Pharmacy Bibliography in Galenic Pharmacy Raw Materials Pharmaceutical Operations and Quality Control Drugs and Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms Routes of administration. Solutions. Colloidal dispersions. Suspensions. Emulsions. Stability Studies. Criteria for the Selection of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms Good Manufacturing Practices.
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Objectives
Objectives
After completing the curricular unit, students should be able to correctly use the Portuguese Pharmacopoeia and the Galenic Formulary, as well as understand the fundamental principles associated with the main pharmaceutical dosage forms, with particular focus on those most commonly used in compounded medicines. Students should also be able to recognise the characteristics of liquid and semi-solid dosage forms, identify the role of different excipients in formulations, and select the most appropriate preparation, packaging, and storage methods. This CU also aims to develop students' ability to apply good practices in the preparation of compounded medicines, ensuring the quality, safety, and suitability of formulations for the patient.
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
The UC consists of theoretical classes, practical classes, and field research. The theoretical classes are lecture-based and follow the syllabus defined in accordance with the course unit's learning objectives, while encouraging students' active participation through gamification. Practical classes deepen the content taught, with respective integration through the use of design thinking, flipped classroom and experimental work. Group work is based on an active learning strategy based on real problems in the pharmaceutical profession. The field research includes a study visit to a Compound Laboratory in the context of Community Pharmacy, being one of the activities included in the Week of Contact with the Pharmaceutical Profession.
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References
References
Aulton, M. E., Taylor. K. M. G. (2021) Aulton's Pharmaceutics: The design and manufacture of medicines. (6th Edition). Elsevier. Aulton, M.E. (2013) Aulton's Pharmaceutics: The science of dosage forms design. (4th Edition). Elsevier. Infarmed. (2008) Farmacopeia Portuguesa. (IX Edição). Portugal. Allen, L., & Ansel, H. C. (2021). Ansel's Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems. (12th Edition). London: Wolters Kluwer Health. L. Nogueira Prista et al. (2014) Tecnologia Farmacêutica. (8a edição). Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. (volume I, II e III)
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Assessment
Assessment
Ponderação
Descrição
60%
Frequências escritas (média mínima de 9 valores) - A
40%
Componente tutoreada - B
Avaliação contínua consiste na ponderação dos elementos A e B, sendo respetivamente duas frequências (A) e componente tutoreada (B). A componente A corresponde a duas frequências escritas, cuja média das classificações deve ser no mínimo de 9 valores para aprovação à Unidade Curricular. A componente B corresponde à componente desenvolvida sobretudo nas aulas laboratoriais e práticas, englobando: exercício integrador (5%), relatório (7,5%), competência laboratorial (15%), discussão técnicas das formulações (25%), fichas de preparação (7,5%), mini-testes (10%), mini-projeto (30%). Os alunos trabalhadores-estudantes ou com estatuto de alta competição serão avaliados de acordo com os mesmos parâmetros dos restantes alunos.
Exame final: a avaliação incide sobre a totalidade dos conteúdos programáticos, com a incidência de 60% de conteúdos teóricos e 40% de conteúdos tutoreados.
A melhoria de nota tem lugar através de prova oral.
Uso de Inteligência Artificial: Reconhecendo a utilização corrente das ferramentas de inteligência artificial (IA) na aprendizagem, as mesmas poderão ser utilizadas para a realização de elementos de avaliação onde seja possível a sua utilização, como o exercício integrador e o mini-projeto, têm de ser reveladas pelos estudantes, sendo obrigatório que o aluno declare a sua utilização e o propósito sempre que tal tenha lugar. Na avaliação destes elementos de avaliação, a avaliação terá sempre uma componente oral presencial obrigatória, com uma ponderação de 60%. O uso responsável e ético da IA por parte dos alunos será discutido em contexto de sala de aula e o desrespeito por esta regra será considerada como fraude académica e tratada como tal, em harmonia com os regulamentos disciplinares em rigor.
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Mobility
Mobility
No
