Module Name Practical on Pharmaceutical Compounding
Module level, if applicable 1st Year
Code, if applicable SFA-219
Semester (s) in which the module is taught Second Semester
Person responsible for the module apt. Novi Dwi Rugiarti, M.Sc
Lecturer(s) apt. Novi Dwi Rugiarti, M.Sc

apt. Mutiara Herawati, MSc.

Apt. Dian Medisa, MPH

Apt. Yulianto, MPH
Language Bahasa Indonesia and English
Relation to curriculum Compulsory course 
Types of teaching and learning Class size Attendance time (hours per week per semester) Forms of active participation Workload
Practical course 50 3 Report  Laboratory Practice 3 (hours) x 14 (meeting) 42
Total workload 42 hours
ECTS 1.5 ECTS
Credit points 1 CU
Requirements according to examination regulations Participation and attendance in all practical and workshops in Practical on Pharmaceutical Compounding are compulsory. Students must pass all lab practical to pass the course. 
Recommended prerequisites Pharmaceutical Compounding
Related course –
Module objectives/intended learning By the end of this course students should be able to: 

  1. Understand of regulation drug in Indonesia.
  2. Describe some administration routes of pharmaceuticals to patients.
  3. Describe the physiochemical properties of rational formulation of liquid and semi-solid dosage forms.
  4. Interpret formulation data and subsequent analysis data towards choice of the most relevant formulation.
  5. Explain the therapeutic use of liquid and semi-solid drugs.
  6. Draft suitable production techniques, including quality assurance, quality control and documentation, for the production of liquid and semi-solid dosage forms in small scale. 
  7. Produce pharmaceutical formulation from known reference sources in a quality that is suitable for patients use
Content The course covers: 

  1. Policy of regulation drug in Indonesia
  2. Ointment formulation
  3. Cream formulation
  4. Suspension formulation
  5. Emulsion formulation 
Study and examination requirements and forms of examination Submission of laboratory reports is compulsory. 

Demonstrating the formulation of liquid or semi-solid dosage forms  
Media employed Laboratory skill practice
Reading lists
  1. Anonim, 1979, Farmakope edisi III, Departemen Kesehatan RI
  2. Anonim, 1995, Farmakope edisi IV, Departemen Kesehatan RI
  3. Anonim, 2017, Farmakope edisi V, Departemen Kesehatan RI
  4. Anonim, 1936, Codex medicamentorum Nederlandicus
  5. Anonim, 2017, USP <797> tentang non sterile compounding 
  6. Anonim, 2017, Guideline of Compounding Medicines Pharmacy Board of Australia