Master in Pharmaceutical Engineering

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• Have a broad overview of the possibilities that the dispersed systems (emulsions, suspensions and aerosols) and different dosage forms (ointments, suppositories and pessaries) offer regarding the delivery of drugs, as well as their therapeutic benefits from its use.
• Demonstrate knowledge of both theoretical and practical properties of pharmaceutical interest of the systems that form the basis of different dosage forms, as well as the basic operations more directly involved in its preparation.
• Explain the nature, sequence and organization of unit processes involved in the production and control of pharmaceuticals above to conform to the specifications of the manufactured product, whether an intermediate or a drug.
• Applying the concepts and principles of physical, chemical and biological development of the formulations of these pharmaceutical forms.

DISPERSE SYSTEMS: Basic properties and Characterization.EMULSIONS: Formulation of emulsions. Emulsifying agents / Surfactants. Preparation and Production.

Equipments. Quality Control. Preservation. More specialized pharmaceutical emulsions.COLLOIDAL DISPERSIONS:

Stability of the colloids. Preparation of colloidal solutions / dispersions. Stability during the production. Surfactant properties in solution and micelles formation.SUSPENSIONS: Physical aspects and characteristics in a pharmaceutical suspension. Theory of the suspensions. Formulation. Preparation and Production. Equipments. Quality Control.

Preservation. Alternative forms of the suspensionsAEROSSOLES: Inhalation as route of administration. Formulation and production. Devices. Evaluation of the aerossoles. CharacterizationSEMISOLID PHARMACEUTICAL

PREPARATIONS FOR LOCAL APPLICATION ON THE SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANESPHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS FOR RECTAL AND VAGINAL APPLICATION SUPPOSITORIES AND PESARIES.