BTC 183 - Pharma Lab Techniques II

Class Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 6 Clinic/WkExp Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisite: BTC 181
Corequisite: None
Local Prerequisite: None
Local Corequisite: None

Additional Fees: $22.50 Lab

This course covers theoretical and technical aspects of High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) performed during drug stability testing by pharmaceutical industries. Emphasis is placed on HPLC grade solution preparation, drug extractions, assay testing, impurity testing, HPLC method development, and method validation. Upon completion, students should be able to successfully perform and document pharmaceutical HPLC drug testing while simultaneously adhering to current good laboratory practices (cGLP).