This course introduces students to fundamental principles and mathematical tools for the design of modern dosage forms as well as new advances in the field of controlled release drug delivery. Topics to be covered include introduction to controlled drug delivery, mechanisms and kinetics of drug release and their dependence on design parameters, biopharmaceutical aspects of controlled drug delivery, in vitro and in vivo correlations, computer-aided design of controlled release dosage forms, polymers and hydrogels for drug delivery, colloidal drug delivery systems, and measurements of drug release profiles. This course is co-taught to graduate students, senior Pharmaceutical Chemistry students and PharmD students.

This course will not be offered in the 2022-3 academic year.