CHEM ENG 4060 - Pharmaceutical Formulation and Manufacturing

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2021

The course addresses the whole process pathway of pharmaceutical manufacturing from discovery, hit to lead, and lead optimization towards their legislative approval and commercial production (as API), including the formulation to the final product, which might be the pill (or other dosage designs). This will include modern approaches of biopharmaceutical API and formulation manufacture, e.g. relying on fermentation, cell growth and culturing, cell disruption, sterilization, modern bioreactors and their scale-up. The first half of the course centres on the drug (API) development, by chemical and biological means. This demands for giving a holistic, multi-disciplinary view at the intersection of synthetic organic chemistry, molecular & structural biology, and pharmacology. Key pillars for modern medicinal chemistry will be given, such as green chemistry, flow chemistry, homogeneous catalysis, process intensification, and compact, modular container production platforms as well as their sustainability assessment (LCA & costs). For biopharmaceutical synthesis, a section on enzymes as major biocatalyst completes this modern process methodology. The second half of the course will give dosage design principles for pharmaceutical formulation. Manifold common types of formulations currently used industrial manufacturing practices will be presented. Separate lectures will detail three major classes of dosage designs: liquid formulations, emulsions & suspensions, and tablets. This includes an outline on their manufacture, respective equipment, and theoretical framework (eg mechanisms, stability). Sections on drug absorption, bioavailability, coatings, and drug delivery systems will detail the targeted pathway of drug uptake in the human body. Main types of industrial formulation equipment is introduced such as for liquid mixing, powder technologies, granulation, and drying. This section will provide extended assessment of the series of process steps within one technology chain, choice of process mechanisms for one single step, respective equipment, their pros & cons. The course is delivered through a combination of lectures, and tutorials/self-directed learning activities.

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Course Details

Course Code	CHEM ENG 4060
Course	Pharmaceutical Formulation and Manufacturing
Coordinating Unit	School of Chemical Eng and Advanced Materials(Ina)
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 4 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Corequisites	Technical process equipment and design
Assumed Knowledge	Underlying operational principles (mass and heat transfer); including basics on reaction engineering and process design
Assessment	2 x tutorials, 1 quiz and a written exam.

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Professor Volker Hessel

Course Timetable

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Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1	Discuss the fundamental principles for dosage form design, drug release and drug delivery
2	Apply the engineering principles for formulation of solutions, suspensions and emulsions, granules and tablets
3	Formulate the dosage forms for a given API based on its properties
4	Develop a formulation process for a given API
5	Take regulatory requirements into consideration for each unit operation
6	Demonstrate awareness of contemporary issues related to each unit operation

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The course is designed to develop the following Elements of Competency: 1.3 1.4 1.5 2.1 3.4

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最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
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Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	3-4
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	3-6
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	3-6
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Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	3-6

Learning & Teaching Activities

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Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Weighting (%)	Individual/ Group	Formative/ Summative	Due (week)*	Hurdle criteria	Learning outcomes
Tutorial Assignments	20	Group	Summative	Weeks 2-12		1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Quizzes	10	individual	Summative	Week 2-12		1. 2. 5. 6.
Final exam	70	individual	formative			1. 2. 3. 4.
if more than eight tasks try to bundle tasks
Total	100

* The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.

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Due to the current COVID-19 situation modified arrangements have been made to assessments to facilitate remote learning and teaching. Assessment details provided here reflect recent updates.

To support the changes to teaching, the following revisions to assessment have been made:-

Assignments: will be held remotely. Otherwise nothing will change to the way we approached it, when we still meet (team answer, document file with questions, document file with answers). The scheduling is not planned to change.

Quiz: I plant to hold this remotely and need to check for the right technology (let you know). The scheduling is not planned to change.

Exam: will be done remotely (as to the last information). There may be changes to the contents: concerning the way the questions are given and the way answers are provided. That obviously needs right technology. I will update you hereabout. Clear is that the exam will and have to be open book, and you will have to answer from remote location. The scheduling is not planned to change.

Adjusted shares in the final mark: due to the need for remote assessment, a change of the shares of the individual marks to the final mark has been decided, as follows: assignments (30%), quiz (20%), and exam (50%).

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Course Grading

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M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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