[Course Name] Syllabus
[Semester and Year] 1/2018/2019
Instructor Information
Instructor Email
Dr. Jameela hasian Jameela-ali-hasian@hotmail.com

General Information
Description; (Pharmaceutical Calculation)for first year students

-Terminology and Abbreviations in Pharmaceutical calculation
- How to prepare pharmaceutical dosage forms in different concentrations
- How to dispense prescription and drug doses for patients
- How to prepare diluents solutions from stock solutions
- Training: problems and discussion
Expectations and Goals
1- Teaching the student the calculation of concentrations of active and inactive substances to prepare a pharmaceutical form
2- Teaching the student how to convert between international units of measurement
3- Teach the student accuracy in the pharmaceutical accounts because any error cost lives
4- Teaching students to prepare solutions and prescriptions
5- Teaching the student how to weigh the pharmaceutical materials and the kinds of balance to be used
Language(s) of Instruction: ): English, Arabic
Textbook(s) Language(s: English, Arabic
Course Materials:
Pharmaceutical calculation, USP 34 -2011 , Ansels` Pharmaceutics
Required Text
Course Schedule
Week Topic Reading Exercises
1 Definition of pharmaceutical calculation and terminology English, Arabic
Power point
2 Calculation of concentrations in percentage, ratio and proportion English, Arabic
Power point
3 Units of international measurement and conversion between them English, Arabic
Power point
4 Units of international measurement and conversion between them English, Arabic
Power point
5 Calculation of the percentage of error in weight English, Arabic
Power point
6 Definitions and applications of
w/w
w/v
v/v English, Arabic
Power point
7 Methods of calculate concentrations (Examples) English, Arabic
Power point
8 Calculation percent for weight and volume English, Arabic
Power point
9 How to dilute solutions
And prepare variant degree of alcohol English, Arabic
Power point
10 Rules for calculating
the dose of the child English, Arabic
Power point
11 Isotonic, hypertonic
And Hypotonic solutions English, Arabic
Power point
12 Radioactive Units English, Arabic
Power point
13 Half life — symbol t1/2
of the radioactive substance English, Arabic
Power point
14 Importance of Solid dispersion in pharmacy English, Arabic
Power point
15 PKa and drug absorption
In different pH English, Arabic
Power point
Testing Schedule
test Date Subject Reading Type language % of final grade
Quizz 1 27/10 Lectures of the week 1-6 written Arabic/English 10
Quiz 2 8/12 Lectures of the week7-14 written 10
Final 1/5 All lectures MCQ/written 80
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