Tantargy

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Course director

Das Sourav
assistant lecturer,
Department of Pharmaceutics and University Pharmacy
sourav.das@pte.hu

Number of hours/semester

Lectures: 28 hours

Practices: 0 hours

Seminars: 0 hours

Total of: 28 hours

Subject data

Code of subject: OPF-PPT-T
2 Credit
Pharmacy
Optional module
spring

Prerequisites:

OPG-C4E-T parallel

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 people – max. 30 people

Topic

In this course, pharmacy undergraduate students will learn about the importance of packaging in keeping medicines safe and effective. They will study different materials and methods used to package medicines. The course will cover topics like rules and standards for packaging, as well as how packaging affects how long a medicine lasts and how patients use it. Students will also learn about labeling requirements and how to make sure medicines are packaged correctly. Additionally, they will explore new ideas like making packaging more environmentally friendly and protecting medicines from being copied. Through simple and engaging lectures, students will gain the knowledge they need to help make sure medicines are packaged safely and properly. Assessment will include written exams to evaluate theoretical knowledge acquired throughout the course.

Lectures

1.
Introduction to Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Das Sourav
2.
Introduction to Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Das Sourav
3.
Packaging Function: Management, Development, and Product Shelf Life
- Das Sourav
4.
Packaging Function: Management, Development, and Product Shelf Life
- Das Sourav
5.
Regulatory Aspects of Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Das Sourav
6.
Regulatory Aspects of Pharmaceutical Packaging
- Das Sourav
7.
Specifications and Quality
- Das Sourav
8.
Specifications and Quality
- Das Sourav
9.
Paper- and Board-based Packaging Materials and Their Use in Pack Security Systems
- Das Sourav
10.
Paper- and Board-based Packaging Materials and Their Use in Pack Security Systems
- Das Sourav
11.
Glass Containers
- Das Sourav
12.
Glass Containers
- Das Sourav
13.
Written exam I
- Das Sourav
14.
Written exam I
- Das Sourav
15.
Plastics: An Introduction
- Das Sourav
16.
Plastics: An Introduction
- Das Sourav
17.
Development and Approval of a Plastic Pack
- Das Sourav
18.
Development and Approval of a Plastic Pack
- Das Sourav
19.
Films, Foils, and Laminations (Combination Materials)
- Das Sourav
20.
Films, Foils, and Laminations (Combination Materials)
- Das Sourav
21.
Metal Containers
- Das Sourav
22.
Metal Containers
- Das Sourav
23.
Closures and Closure Systems
- Das Sourav
24.
Closures and Closure Systems
- Das Sourav
25.
Sterile Products and the Role of Rubber Components
- Das Sourav
26.
Sterile Products and the Role of Rubber Components
- Das Sourav
27.
Written exam II
- Das Sourav
28.
Written exam II
- Das Sourav

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Notes

Class notes and materials issued during the semester.

Recommended literature

Pharmaceutical Packaging Technology, Second Edition, Jain U. K., ISBN: 9789385433269

Voigt's Pharmaceutical Technology, Alfred Fahr, Rudolf Voigt, ISBN: 9781118972625

Pharmaceutical Packaging Technology, First Edition, D. A. Dean, E. R. Evans, I. H. Hall, ISBN: 9780748404407

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

A maximum of 25 % absence allowed

Mid-term exams

Students have to write an end-of-semester assessment from the lecture at an acceptable level of 60%.

Making up for missed classes

In case absences exceed 25% of total class time, the course will be regarded as uncompleted. There is no opportunity to make up missed classes.

Exam topics/questions