Module Name Basic Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Module level, if applicable 1st  year
Code, if applicable SFA-107
Semester (s) in which the module is taught First semester
Person responsible for the module apt. Ari Wibowo, M. Sc. 
Lecturer(s) apt. Ari Wibowo, M. Sc.
Language English- Indonesia
Relation to curriculum Compulsory course
Types of teaching and learning Class size Attendance time (hours per week per semester) Forms of active participation Workload
Teaching 50 2 Collaborative discussion Lecture: 2 (hour) x 14 (meeting) 28
Discussion Presentation Preparation and follow up 4 (hour) x 14 (self-learning) 56
Total workload 84 h
Credit points 2 CU
Requirements according to examination regulations Minimum attendance at lectures is 75% (according to UII regulation). Final score is evaluated based on assignment and reports (50%) and exam (50%)  
Recommended prerequisites –
Related course –
Module objectives/intended learning By the end of this course students should be able to:

  1. play an active role and apply discipline in the lecture process.
  2. explain the application of basic chemistry in pharmacy.
  3. understand the concept of stoichiometry in the pharmaceutical field.
  4. understand the concept of acid-base and reduction-oxidation reactions in the pharmaceutical field.
  5. understand the concept of reaction kinetics and the colligative properties of solutions in the pharmaceutical field.
Content The course will cover: 

  1. The physicochemical properties of medicinal compounds
  2. Stoichiometry, acid-base reactions, reduction-oxidation reactions, kinetics reaction, and the colligative nature of solutions.
Study and examination requirements and forms of examination Mid-term, Final term, presentation, quiz, assignment, and collaborative discussion
Media employed Text books, slides (power points), and video
Reading lists
  1. Cairns, D., 2008, Essentials Pharmaceutical Chemistry 3rd edition, Pharmaceutical Press, London.
  2. Harris, D. C., 2010, Quantitative Chemical Analysis Eighth Edition, W. H. Freeman and Company, New York.
  3. Reddy I. K., dan Khan M. A., 2004, Essential Math and Calculation for Pharmacy technicians, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
  4. Timberlake, K.C., 2015, Chemistry, An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, 12th edition, Pearson Education Inc., USA.
  5. Sarker S.D., dan Nahar L., 2007, Chemistry for Pharmacy Students, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., England.
  6. Beale J. M., Jr., dan Block J. H., 2011, Wilson and Gisvold’s Textbook of Organic Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, twelfth edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia