FARB2500 Drug Analysis Course description

This course provides a detailed introduction to relevant chemical analysis methods and how they are used to perform chemical quality control of pharmaceutical ingredients and preparations, as well as shelf-life.

The student may lack a maximum of one passed course from the first year of study. The partial exam in drug calculations in the course FARB1400 is exempt from the progression requirement.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can describe key pharmaceutical analysis methods, including sample preparation
• can explain the possibilities and limitations of different analysis techniques used to analyse natural products and pharmaceuticals

Skills

The student

• can select and apply methods of pharmaceutical analysis under supervision, based on knowledge of the substance’s structure and chemical properties
• can use these methods in quantitative and qualitative analysis, as well as in the chemical quality control and shelf-life control of pharmaceutical ingredients and pharmaceutical preparations
• can analyse selected pharmaceuticals in biological trials

General competence

The student

• has insight into and can select suitable equipment for analyses and handle the equipment based on specifications given

The work and teaching methods consist of lectures, seminars, group work and laboratory work. Digital learning resources, such as video lectures, are an important part of the teaching activities. Practical skills are acquired through laboratory work.

The following coursework must have been approved in order for a student to be permitted to take the exam:

• Minimum of 80% attendance at the laboratory course
• Minimum of 80% attendance in other compulsory activities
• Laboratory reports in accordance with specified criteria

Supervised individual written exam, 4 hours

• Alphanumeric/financial calculator with cleared memory. A digital calculator is available to the student during the exam

Grade scale A-F

All answers are assessed by one examiner. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

• 7 credits overlap with the course FARMA2500 Drug Analysis
• 3 credits overlap with the course FARMA3010 Applied Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy