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Postgraduate Studies Regulatory Statute

Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University

Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

[Industrial Pharmacy]

The candidate studies (5) compulsory courses and chooses (1) elective course as

shown in the following table:

Semester Code No. Course Title Credits Hour

Exam. Hours

Exam. Marks

Firs

t

2101 Physical Pharmacy.

.

Com

puls

ory

Cou

rses

[2+0] 2 100

2103 Dosage Form Design.

.[2+0] 2 100

2109

Good Manufacturing Practice, Quality Control, Quality Assurance and Validation

[2+0] 2 100

Seco

nd

2102 Drug Stability in dosage forms.

.[2+0] 2 100

2110 Scale up techniques in pharmaceutical industries

.[2+0] 2 100

2106 Cosmetics.

.

Elec

tive

Cou

rses

[2+0] 2 100

2107 Radiopharmaceuticals.

.

[2+0] 2 100

2111 Mechanical Utilities & Services

[2+0] 2 100

Total credit hours required 12

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Postgraduate Studies Regulatory Statute

Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University

Course Content of Master Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

[Industrial Pharmacy]

Code No. & Credit Hours

Course Title and Content

2101 (2+0)

Physical Pharmacy: States of matter. Thermodynamics. Physical properties of molecules. Solubility and distribution phenomena Complexation and protein binding. Interfacial phenomena. Polymers in pharmacy. Rheology.

2103 (2+0)

Dosage Form Design: Sustained release products: classification, advantages, physicochemical and biological properties of drugs, Formulation methods. Microencapsulation. Tablets and capsules, Sterile products. Suppositories. Coarse dispersions. Topical products and aerosols.

2106 (2+0)

Cosmetics: Technology of cosmetics, Skin products, Dental products, Hair care products, Foot and nail care, Packaging and Pharmaceutical evaluation of cosmetic

preparations.

2107 (2+0)

Radiopharmaceuticals: Radiation types, Radioactive decay and types of decay, Doses of radiation, Human protection. Application of radiopharmaceuticals in diagnosis and

treatment.