FRM2020R – Production, Quality Control and Distribution of Medicinal products
Course description
Course content
The course addresses the quality control and distribution of medicines. Quality assurance is central and the current laws, regulations and guidelines dealing with this are included in the course.
The course is made up of the following subject areas: analysis of medicines, pharmaceutical microbiology and community pharmacy.
Learning outcome
The course will give students a thorough understanding of the chemical and microbiological quality control of finished medicinal products and the associated quality assurance principles. Students will also gain knowledge about the various participants in the business of medicines, insight into the logistics of medicines, and an understanding of the meaning of quality assurance and quality control in the distribution chain. Students will attain knowledge of the laws and regulations that are important in connection with the distribution and quality control of medicines. The laboratory course covers the chemical and microbiological quality control of finished products. The project assignment will give students a deeper understanding of issues relating to the distribution of medicinal products.
Admission
The course is only available to students with a 3-year norwegian bachelor degree in pharmacy and inrolled at the School of pharmacy at the University of Oslo
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Alternative studyplan for "reseptarer" to the 5-year masterprogramme in pharmacy.
In order to participate in this course, all manditory activities from FRM1010 and FRM2010 must be approved.
To sit for the exam: FRM1010 and FRM2010 must be passed.
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
There are compulsory HSE courses at the beginning of the first semester. For students commencing their program from the autumn semester 2015 the following courses are mandatory:
- HMS0501 - Safety and Physical Environment
- HMS0502 - Positive Learning Environment
- HMS0507 - Fire Safety
In addition to this you will have to complete HMS0503 - Laboratory Safety and HMS0506 Patient clinic Safety for participation in Laboratory and clinic-courses in the program.
You will need to provide documentation that you have passed HMS0501, HMS0502, HMS0503 HMS0506 and HMS0507 when you attend the first mandatory lab.
For students who commenced the program from the Autumn semester 2012 up til and including the spring semester 2015 the following courses are mandatory:
- MNHMS0015 - Introduction to Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) (discontinued) or HMS0501 - Safety and