In this course we will focus on how active compounds are developed into a formulation suitable for dosing in animal studies and early human clinical trials.  Factors such as the route of administration, enhancing the solubility of the drug substance, the crystalline form of the drug substance, drug substance vs. drug product, storage requirements, and how special requirements of the patient population play a role in the design of an ideal formulation will be covered.  Finally, some of the differences encountered when formulating a biologic vs. a small molecule will be discussed. Target audience: This course is suitable for life scientists, clinicians, and individuals from fields that support drug discovery (e.g., patents, finance, licensing, etc.) interested in learning more about the pharmaceutical/biotechnology sector. Advanced undergraduate coursework or practical familiarity/working knowledge in biological sciences and organic chemistry is recommended.
This course is well-structured to help people understand the drug development process
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It's an excellence course which will help me to formulate the new pharmaceutical product. I got the knowledge about the Preformulation and how it is important in the pharmacy. Thank You Coursera for this great opportunity to do this course online.
This course is well-structured to help people understand the drug development process
Really informative and helpful
excellent session
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Perhaps reconsider some of the knowledge quizzes, such that after multiple attempts, a clear example to solving the equation. Otherwise, each module provided either a review of/or new information. Particularly liked the coordination with publications, added to my professional library.
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