Department of Pharmaceutics.
About the Department
The Department teaches different courses to provide scientific knowledge and training in the domains of compounding, formulating, developing and evaluating various pharmaceutical forms drug delivery, good manufacturing practice (GMP), biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics. The department concerned with the theoretical and practical studies of the physical and chemical properties of the substances involved in the composition of pharmaceutical preparations and the effect of such substances on the effectiveness of prepared dosage forms. Also, the department is concerning with conducting the necessary tests to ensure that all pharmaceutical formulations comply with the specifications contained in the Pharmacopoeia,
In addition to leaning the students about the instructions should be given to the patient for the best way of drug administration.
Vision
Excellence locally, regionally and internationally in teaching and scientific research in the field of pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Mission
The department aims to achieve excellence and development in the field of pharmaceutics and industrial pharmacy teaching, and research in the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as providing distinguished service to specialists for the development of the pharmaceutical industry at the local and regional levels, and preparing a distinguished pharmacist at the industrial and research level in order to improve the health care of the community.
- To provide students with the necessary information and skills to prepare, design and evaluate different pharmaceutical forms.
- To provide high quality academic programs in pharmaceutics, dosage form design and drug manufacture.
- To provide high quality research in the area of pharmaceutics and industrial pharmacy directed to solve drug manufacture problems
- Encourage scientific research and continuing pharmacy education
Courses Offered by the Department of Pharmaceutics
| Serial | Code No. | Subject | Units | Contact Hours |
| 1 | 20012121 | Medical Physics | (2 + 1) | 4 |
| 2 | 20012221 | Pharmaceutics-1 | (2 + 1) | 4 |
| 3 | 20012222 | Pharmaceutical Mathematics | (2 + 0) | 2 |
| 4 | 20012311 | Physical Pharmacy | (2 + 0) | 2 |
| 5 | 20012321 | Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics | (3 + 0) | 3 |
| 6 | 20012421 | Pharmaceutics-2 | (2 + 1) | 4 |
| 7 | 20012511 | Pharmaceutics-3 | (3 + 0) | 3 |
| 8 | 20012521 | Industrial Pharmacy (Elective) | (3 + 0) | 3 |
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| Total | 22 (19 +3) | 25 | |
Staff Members of the Pharmaceutics department
| No. | Name | Specialization | Academic Rank | E-mail address |
| 1 | Dr. Ahmed Algendy | Pharmaceutics | Associated professor | ahmed.m@bu.edu.sa |
| 2 | Dr. Saleh Abdelrasoul | Pharmaceutics | Associated professor | sabdulrasal@bu.edu.sa |
| 3 | Mr. Abdullah Asiri | Pharmaceutics | Lecturer | aasiri@bu.edu.sa |
| 4 | Mr. Abdulaziz Alasmari | Pharmaceutics | Lecturer | analasmari@bu.edu.sa |
| 5 | Ms. Hanan Alqarni | Pharmaceutics | Lecturer | halgarni@bu.edu.sa |
Contact Us
Head of the Department of Pharmaceutics
Dr. Saleh A Abd Elhamid (Please click here)
University Main Campus, Building 2, office S150
Email: sabdulrasal@bu.edu.sa
Extension: 14874
