Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

  • Course Price: $150 USD
  • BIO Member Price: $120 USD
  • Course Run Time: 45 minutes
  • Course Level: Level 2 - General
  • Completion Period: 2 week

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing introduces the complex processes of manufacturing, packaging, and transporting small molecule drugs. Governments highly regulate drug manufacturing to ensure patients receive safe and effective medications. If you are new to drug production, drug development, or product launch, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing provides you with the knowledge to understand how to get a small molecule drug from the production line to the patient and remain in regulatory compliance.

 

Suggested Prerequisites

The Biology of Biotech  

Takeaways
    1. Diagram the key steps of small molecule drug production.
    2. List the main components that make up a small molecule drug and the purpose of each.
    3. Explain how regulators ensure manufacturing quality control through the supplier, production, packaging, and shipping validation.
    4. Compare and contrast the four most common pharmaceutical formulations: tablets, capsules, suspensions, and emulsions
    5. Describe the pharmaceutical supply chain considerations including the prevention of drug tampering and counterfeiting.
Certificate Requirements
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  • Pass course exam with a 70 percent
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Trailer
Section 1: Chemical Synthesis
Learn the types of reactions used to synthesize the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).
Section 2: Purification
Learn the purpose of each API purification method and how supplier validation ensures manufacturing quality.
Section 3: Formulation
Learn the key formulation goals and the characteristics of the four most common pharmaceutical formulations: tablets, capsules, suspensions and emulsions.
Section 4: Packaging
Learn the purpose, methods, and regulations of fill/finish, packaging, chain supply, shipping validation, and anti-counterfeiting technologies.
Final Quiz
You have 20 minutes to take this timed quiz. You have two attempts to pass the quiz with a 70% or higher grade.
Certificate Requirements
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  • Pass course exam with a 70 percent