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Pharmaceutical Science involves the study of physicochemical principles which are important in the design of dosage forms and other pharmaceutical systems and the application of these principles to practice, particularly in the development of an understanding of the relationship between pharmaceutical formulation and therapeutic activity, including pharmacogenomics. The content of this unit includes physicochemical factors such as dissociation and ionisation, solubility, partitioning, surface activity (including emulsification and solubilisation), decomposition kinetics, adsorption, rheology, micromiretics, and the use of non-oral drug delivery systems. An overview of pharmacogenomics and an introduction to the pharmaceutical industry is also included.
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