COURSE OBJECTIVES
The objective of this lab is to provide practical exposure to the pharmacy students on various physical and chemical quality control tests. The students will learn about different testing procedures and limits applied on pharmaceutical products for their quality determination.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)
CLO: 1. To explain principles, theory and experiments used in pharmaceutical quality evaluation
CLO: 2. To perform quality control tests and assays on different pharmaceutical dosage forms
CLO: 3. To analyze given data and problems using basic principles of pharmaceutical quality management
COURSE CONTENTS
- NOTE: Practical of the subject shall be designed from time to time on the basis of the above-mentioned theoretical topics and availability of the facilities, e.g. Assay of various spirits, tinctures, extracts, syrups and elixirs, Assay of Ointments and suppositories, Assay of tablets and capsules, Test for alkalinity of glass, Determination of alcohol contents in the Pharmaceutical preparations and Pyrogen test. Sterility test, Determination of Ash contents, Determination of Moisture contents, Determination of total solids, Determination of viscosity of syrups, gels, etc., Determination of emulsion types (Note: A minimum of 10 practicals will be performed).