Pharmaceutical Technology
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The official GTU curriculum for Pharmaceutical Technology (subject code 3360507) as prescribed for MECHANICAL · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 23 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3360507)Unit 1 Basics of Pharmace utical Technolog y
- 1.1. Characteristics of Pharmaceutical industries
- 1.2. Product Standards: IP, BP, USP
- 1.3. Methods of production, Chemical synthesis, Isolation from plants, isolation from animals
- 1.5. API and Formulation
Unit 2 Sterilizatio n
- 2.1. sterility and requirement of sterility, Concept of sterilization
- 2.2. Methods of Sterilization with, applications, , Heat sterilization, (a)Steam sterilization, (b) Dry heat sterilization, Radiation sterilization Gas sterilization, Filtration sterilization
- 2.3. Sterile facilities : preparation area, compounding area, ware housing
Unit 3 Clean Facilities
- 3.1. Design parameters for clean facilities : Air change rate, Pressurization, Temperature control, Humidity control
- 3.2. Architectural design issues : Facility Layout, Air locks and Pass through, windows, Gowning room
- 3.3. Material of construction for wall, doors, ceilings, floors
- 3.4. Clean construction
Unit 4 Dosage forms
- 4.1. Solid dosage forms : Tablets, Coated tablets, Gelatine capsules, Chewable tablets, Gum based tablets
- 4.2. Excipients in solid dosage forms
- 4.3. Semi-Solid dosages : Ointments and creams,
- 4.4. Bases for ointments and creams,
- 4.5. Packaging and storage of ointments and creams
- 4.6. Types of Gels, Commercial Gelling agents
- 4.7. Liquid dosage forms: Solutions, Suspensions, Emulsions Pharmaceutical Technology Course Code: 3360507 GTU/NITTTR/Bhopal/14 Gujarat State 3 Unit Major Learning Outcomes (In Cognitive Domain) Topics and Sub-topics
Unit 5 Manufactu ring and Packaging
- 5.1. Manufacturing, tablets and capsules
- 5.2. Packaging and storage of ointments and creams
- 5.3. Critical aspects of liquid manufacturing: particle size of raw materials, parameters of compounding, uniformity, stability problems
- 5.4. Packaging materials: General considerations, Glass, Plastic and metal
- 5.5. Quality control of packaging materials
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