Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

PCT 402 — Physical Pharmaceutics III

PCT department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

describe size classification; 113
describe size distribution during comminution
explain mixing of powders and drying of solids
enumerate factors affecting the flow properties of powders; and
describe methods of manufacture of solid dosage forms – tablets and capsules production

Course contents

Size classification. Particle shape and size. Sieving and sifting. Determination of particle size. Comminution: General principles, size distribution during comminution and importance of fine particles in pharmacy, communiting machines. Mixing: Definition and objective of the mixing process. The degree of mixing and de-mixing of powders.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PCT 402.

PCT 402 — Physical Pharmaceutics III

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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