Class Galenic Pharmacy

Galenic Pharmacy will be the first specific contact with the field of drugs, which is why it aims to present the different pharmaceutical dosage forms. Furthermore, this UC focuses its knowledge on compounded medicine, studying what can be produced and their development, production, stability and dispensing.

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Introduction to Galenic Pharmacy Bibliography in Galenic Pharmacy Types of pharmaceutical dosage forms Solutions. Colloidal dispersions. Suspensions. Emulsions and Stability Studies. Good Manufacturing Practices.

The UC consists of theoretical classes, practical classes, and field research. The theoretical classes are masterful following the program defined following the aims of the curricular unit, with stimulation of active participation of students through the use of interactive software and gamification. Practical classes deepen the content taught, with respective integration through the use of design thinking, flipped classroom and experimental work. Group work is based on an active learning strategy based on real problems in the pharmaceutical profession. The field research includes a study visit to a Compound Laboratory in the context of Community Pharmacy, being one of the activities included in the Lusophone Week of Contact with the Pharmaceutical Profession.

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