Pharmaceutical Technology and Medicines Control

This Pharmaceutical Technology and Medicines Control programat University of Bradford has been designed to provideyou with an advanced theoretical knowledge of sciences that are related to disciplines in pharmaceutical sciences, and give you the skills you need for laboratory work in this area.

These disciplines include the development of pharmaceutical formulation, with particular emphasis on the technology used in the pharmaceutical process and the development and production of medicines. This focus leads to an emphasis on the processes and procedures for clinical trials that are needed for licensing and regulation.

Medicines control is an important element of this program. It encompasses drug regulations, drug licensing, drug testing, and safety.Youwill learn about the key processes involved in structured enforcement and inspection standards through the application of quality assurance. You will also gain knowledge and develop skills related to pharmaceutical supply chains and pharmacovigilance, including the safe and proper use of medicines.

You'll also have opportunities for hands-on experience in applying analytical and characterisation techniques such as liquid chromatography (LC) and gas chromatography (GC) combined with tandem mass spectrometric (MS/MS) detection, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and near-infrared (NIR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Raman spectroscopy.

Career prospects

Graduates from our MSc Pharmaceutical Technology and Medicines Control program progress into PhD research and employment in the pharmaceutical industry in various areas such as formulation and drug development, manufacture and production, pharmaceutical analysis, quality assurance and quality control.

The program enhances graduate employment prospects, and opens up opportunities in government regulatory agencies, drug procurement and distribution centres.

Recent graduates havesecured positions such as:

• Pharmaceutical Scientist and Lab analyst at Abbott, United Kingdom

• Regulatory Officer at the Food & Drug Board, Ghana

• Pharmaceutical Scientist, Analytical Research Department at Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Jordan

• Assistant Lecturer, Garyounis University, Libya

Courses include:

• Critical Appraisal of a Current Topic in Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) & Quality by Design (QbD)

• Research Project

• Science of Solid Dosage Forms & Advanced Pharmaceutical Technologies

• Quality Assurance and Medicine Safety