Universität Wien

322573 VU Drug Delivery to the Lungs - M7/M14 (2025W)

2.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 32 - Pharmazie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

In this course, you will be introduced to three important topics covering the design of new medications for inhalation:
1. The biopharmaceutics of drug delivery to the lung,
2. considerations for designing a new oral inhaled drug product, and
3. testing the aerosol performance of an inhaled product.

The activities and schedule are described below. Each section provides additional information on the activities we will perform together and on each activity's contribution to the overall marks.

MO 13.10.2025 09:45-11:45 Uhr 2F317
MI 15.10.2025 09:30-13:00 Uhr 2E165-167
DO 16.10.2025 09:30-13:00 Uhr 2E165-167
MO 20.10.2025 09:45-11:45 Uhr 2F317
DO 23.10.2025 09:45-11:45 Uhr 2F317

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this course you will be introduced to three important topics covering the design of new medications for inhalation: 1) The biopharmaceutics of drug delivery to the lung, 2) considerations for designing a new oral inhaled drug product, and 3) testing aerosol performance of an inhaled product. The activities and schedule are described below. Following this, each section provides additional information on the activities we will perform together, as well as the contributions of each activity to the overall marks.

Assessment and permitted materials

Lab work - 30%
Data analysis - 20%
Project "Design your ideal inhaler" - 50% of the final mark

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

A minimum of 50% muss be achieved to pass.

The project will be graded as the following criteria:

Understanding & Content
Originality & Creativity
Execution & Methodology
Analysis & Interpretation
Presentation
Timeliness & Collaboration

Examination topics

Reading list

M6 Vorlesung - LA Dailey
https://ucloud.univie.ac.at/index.php/s/untMGS2dbAa3UMJ
https://ucloud.univie.ac.at/index.php/s/2chEbqlvF6fWnIb
https://ucloud.univie.ac.at/index.php/s/H3yNjaHfppoHna2
https://ucloud.univie.ac.at/index.php/s/ZGHJdzs81zdMCSe
https://ucloud.univie.ac.at/index.php/s/sRvHV5q5NvBBKSq
https://ucloud.univie.ac.at/index.php/s/LUp4OSYOkGTI7PE

Association in the course directory

MA8, MA23

Last modified: Th 18.09.2025 13:28