FDLFa_FAF Dosage Forms with Controlled Drug Release and Targeting

Faculty of Pharmacy
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PharmDr. Kateřina Kubová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PharmDr. Kateřina Kubová, Ph.D.
Faculty of Pharmacy
Supplier department: Department of Pharmaceutical Technology – Departments – Faculty of Pharmacy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Expanding the knowledge of the student focusing on modern medical forms, with different profiles of drug release and their use in the current pharmacotherapy of local and systemic diseases, obtained mainly from world databases containing knowledge from scientific publications especially of foreign research experts and institutions and increasing the ability of the student to process this knowledge into research texts focusing on the content of the study program.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to: -differentize the basic technological principles of modern dosage forms and their production
-estimate the function of excipients in dosage form
-estimate the behavior of a modern dosage form in the body
-estimate the benefit of these forms for pharmacotherapy
-suggest a suitable modification of the dosage form to ensure the desired drug release profile and site of its action
Syllabus
Importance of dosage forms with controlled and targeted drug transport in therapy.
Matrix systems for oral and other usage, their manufacturing technology, kinetics and release mechanism.
Multiple dosage forms - their manufacturing technology and usage in the pharmacotherapy.
Microparticle dosage forms - their manufacturing technology and usage in the pharmacotherapy.
Dosage forms with delayed drug release - their manufacturing technology and in the usage pharmacotherapy.
Physiological factors of GIT in relation to modern dosage forms.
pH-dependent polymers in pharmaceutical technology.
Dosage forms for the treatment of colon diseases and absorption of drug from the area of the colon.
Modern dosage forms for long-term drug delivery for topical therapy
Modern dosage forms for long-term drug delivery for systemic therapy.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Advanced and modern approaches for drug delivery. Edited by Amit Kumar Nayak - Md Saquib Hasnain - Bibek Laha - Sabayasachi Maiti. London: Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2023, 1 online. ISBN 9780323972192. URL info
  • Advanced and modern approaches for drug delivery. Edited by Amit Kumar Nayak - Md Saquib Hasnain - Bibek Laha - Sabayasachi Maiti. London: Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2023, 1 online. ISBN 9780323972192. URL info
  • Nanotechnology for drug delivery and pharmaceuticals. Edited by Ravindra Pratap Singh - Kshitij R. B. Singh - Jay Singh - Charles Oluw. London: Academic Press, 2023, xxxi, 440. ISBN 9780323953252. info
  • Nasal drug delivery : formulations, developments, challenges, and solutions. Edited by Yashwant Pathak - Hemant K. S. Yadav. Cham: Springer, 2023, 1 online. ISBN 9783031231124. URL info
  • Topical and transdermal drug delivery systems : applications and future prospects. Edited by Nayan A. Gujarathi - Juliana Palma Abriata - Raj K. Keservani - Anil K. First edition. Palm Bay, FL: Apple Academic Press, 2023, 1 online. ISBN 9781000577655. URL info
  • Advances and challenges in pharmaceutical technology : materials, process development and drug delivery strategies. Edited by Amit Kumar Nayak - Kunal Pal - Indranil Banerjee - Samarendra Maji - U. London: Academic Press, 2021, 1 online. ISBN 9780128203002. URL info
  • Drug delivery : principles and applications. Edited by Binghe Wang - Longqin Hu - Teruna Siahaan. Second edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2016, 1 online. ISBN 9781118833230. URL info
Teaching methods
Teaching is by way of consultation.
Current literature will be sent to the student by the guarantor upon request.
Assessment methods
oral examination
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2025, Spring 2026.
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