MPS5104 Drug formulation, clinical trials and registration

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Compare and contrast properties and characteristics of selected essential pharmaceutical forms

2. 2

   Suggest and evaluate formulation approaches for drugs based on their physicochemical properties, physiological factors and medical considerations

3. 3

   Rationally choose and defend a pharmaceutical form to create a medicine

4. 4

   Explain the scientific and regulatory stages involved in taking a drug candidate to a registered pharmaceutical product

5. 5

   Differentiate between the phases of a clinical trial, and use exemplars to describe outcomes that indicate success or failure through each phase

6. 6

   Define the factors that underpin commercial success of a medicine, including the importance of intellectual property and marketing considerations, and surveillance of consumer outcomes

7. 7

   Use effective teamwork and collaborative skills to write effective formulation, clinical trials and medicine registration reports that follow conventions in the discipline