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Challenging Medicines: Physiochemical Properties

Description

These resource sheets look at the different physiochemical properties of medicines. Pharmacokinetic processes, dissolution, ionisation and dissociation are all covered here.

Type of Activity

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working independently

Audience

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TeacherStudent

Age Group

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16 to 18 years

Subjects

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Medical applications Teaching approaches/pedagogy Supported self study Partition equilibria Acid-base equilibria

Credits

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This resource has been provided by, or developed in partnership with, Reckitt Benckiser

Reckitt Benckiser

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Challenging Medicines: Pedagogical Overview

Handout

Duration : 2 pages

Physicochemical Properties Linking Diagram

Handout

Duration : 1 pages

Measuring Physiochemical Properties

Presentation

Measuring Physiochemical Properties 2

Presentation

Pharmacology

Handout

Duration : 2 pages

Pharmacokinetics

Handout

Duration : 2 pages

Pharmacokinetic Processes: Liberation

Handout

Duration : 2 pages

Pharmacokinetic Processes: Absorption

Handout

Duration : 2 pages

Pharmacokinetic Processes: Distribution

Handout

Duration : 2 pages

Pharmacokinetic Processes: Metabolism

Handout

Duration : 2 pages

Pharmacokinetic Processes: Excretion

Handout

Duration : 2 pages

Dissolution and Solubility

Handout

Duration : 2 pages

Dissolution Testing

Handout

Duration : 2 pages

Partition and Distribution Coefficients

Handout

Duration : 2 pages

Ionisation of Drug Molecules

Handout

Duration : 3 pages

Drugs and Acid Dissociation Constants

Handout

Duration : 2 pages

Predicting Drug Activity

Handout

Duration : 4 pages

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Drug molecules are invariably weak acids or weak bases. The extent of ionisation in aqueous solutions of different pH is important. The concepts of acid dissociation constant, base dissociation constant and the ionisation of water are explained.

Drug molecules are invariably weak acids or weak bases. The extent of ionisation in aqueous solutions of different pH is important. The concepts of acid dissociation constant, base dissociation constant and the ionisation of water are explained.

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