Industrial Pharmacy I: Formulation Processes & Industrial Set-up

Formulation and production of medicines Present state of Pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria, systematic development of Pharmaceutical industry, essential elements for setting up a viable Pharmaceutical industry including primary and auxiliary industries. Materials of construction, plant design, infrastructural facilities, building specifications Production management Potential and unexplored raw materials in Nigeria for Pharmaceutical industry: pilot plant, scale up technologies for tablets, capsules, semi-solids, etc. Formulation of herbal medicines into dosage forms, standardization, stability studies, microbiological evaluation and standardization of doses. Aerosol Science and Technology. Formulation of aerosols. Basic aerosol technology. Formulation techniques of different aerosol systems. Factors affecting spray characteristics of aerosols. Filling techniques and testing methods of aerosol packs.