SubjectsSubjects(version: 996)
Course, academic year 2026/2027
  
   
Introduction to Drug Development and Manufacturing - B111016
Title: Úvod do vývoje a výroby léčiv
Form of teaching: lecture
Guaranteed by: Department of Organic Technology (111)
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology
Actual: from 2026
Duration in semesters: 1
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:3
E-Credits: winter s.:3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited / unknown (unknown)
Maximum number of enrolled students: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Repeated enrollment: - / - / - / 9
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Zámostný Petr prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Examination dates   Schedule   
This subject contains the following additional online materials
Annotation -
This course provides an introduction to pharmaceutical development and manufacturing and establishes a framework for understanding the pharmaceutical disciplines encountered throughout the curriculum. Using the drug product lifecycle as a unifying theme, the course introduces the stages from drug discovery and active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) development through drug product development, manufacturing, quality control, regulatory approval, market introduction, and post-marketing surveillance. Particular emphasis is placed on API development, solid-state chemistry, preformulation, dosage form design, pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, quality systems, and regulatory affairs. A continuing case study follows the pathway of an innovative medicine and its generic counterparts. The course highlights the interconnections between pharmaceutical disciplines and their roles within the pharmaceutical industry.
Last update: Zámostný Petr (14.09.2026)
Course completion requirements -

Students are required to obtain a sufficient number of points from continuous online quizzes administered through the e-learning platform and from a final integrative test.

| Grade | Points|

| A | 90-100 % |

| B | 80-89 % |

| C | 70-79 % |

| D | 60-69 % |

| E | 50-59 % |

| F | <50 % |

Last update: Zámostný Petr (14.09.2026)
Literature -

R: Begon M., Harper J.L., Townsend C.R.: "Ekologie", Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, Olomouc 1997, 8070676957.

R: Červinka P.: "Antropogenní transformace přírodní sféry" Univerzita Karlova, Praha 1995, 8071840181.

R: Moldan B., Hák T., Kolářová H.: "K Udržitelnému rozvoji České republiky: Vytváření podmínek", Centrum pro otázky životního prostředí UK, Praha 2002

Last update: Cibulková Jana (14.08.2025)
Teaching methods -

The course is delivered through lectures combining theoretical instruction, discussion, and case study analysis. The course follows the lifecycle of a medicinal product from drug discovery to regulatory approval and post-marketing activities. Individual topics are illustrated using a continuous case study of an innovative medicinal product and its generic counterparts, enabling students to understand the relationships between pharmaceutical disciplines and their practical application in the pharmaceutical industry.

Teaching methods include:

  • lectures supported by presentation materials and graphical schemes,
  • case study analysis and discussion,
  • discussion of practical challenges in pharmaceutical development and manufacturing,
  • guided self-study of recommended materials,
  • continuous knowledge assessment through online quizzes in the e-learning system.

Last update: Zámostný Petr (14.09.2026)
Requirements to the exam -

Students are required to complete online quizzes released through the e-learning system during the semester and to take a final integrative test. A total of 12 quizzes are offered throughout the course. The 10 highest-scoring quiz results are included in the final assessment, while the two lowest scores are discarded.

The final integrative test evaluates students' understanding of the main stages of the medicinal product lifecycle, the relationships between pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, quality and regulatory activities, and the differences between the development of innovative and generic medicinal products.

The final grade is based on the total number of points obtained from the continuous quizzes and the final integrative test. To pass the course, students must achieve the minimum number of points specified by the instructor.

Last update: Zámostný Petr (14.09.2026)
Syllabus -

1. Medicinal Products and the Pharmaceutical Industry: From Molecule to Patient

2. How New Drugs Are Discovered: Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry and Candidate Selection

3. From Drug Candidate to Medicine: Preclinical Development and Early Property Assessment

4. From Laboratory Synthesis to API Manufacturing: Process Chemistry, Scale-Up and Impurities

5. Solid-State Forms of Drug Substances: Polymorphs, Hydrates, Solvates and Amorphous Forms

6. Preformulation: Critical API Properties for Drug Product Development

7. Pharmaceutical Excipients and Their Functions in Drug Formulation

8. Dosage Forms I: Tablets, Capsules and Oral Liquid Preparations

9. Dosage Forms II: Injectables, Inhalation Products, Ophthalmic and Transdermal Dosage Forms

10. Drug Product Manufacturing: From Powder Blend to Finished Product

11. Pharmaceutical Quality: Analytical Testing, Specifications and Stability

12. GMP and Pharmaceutical Quality Systems in Drug Development and Manufacturing

13. Drug Registration, Pharmacovigilance and Post-Approval Product Lifecycle Management

14. Case Study: From an Innovative Medicine to Generic Drug Products

Last update: Zámostný Petr (14.09.2026)
Learning resources -

Materials distributed by lecturer via e-learning https://e-learning.vscht.cz/course/view.php?id=4558

Last update: Zámostný Petr (14.09.2026)
Learning outcomes -

Students will be able to:

  • explain the major stages of the medicinal product lifecycle, from drug discovery to market authorization and post-marketing surveillance;
  • describe the roles of key pharmaceutical disciplines involved in drug development and manufacturing;
  • distinguish between the concepts of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), excipient, dosage form, and medicinal product;
  • explain the importance of preclinical development, API development, solid-state chemistry, preformulation, formulation, manufacturing, quality control, and regulatory activities in pharmaceutical development;
  • describe how the properties of an active pharmaceutical ingredient influence dosage form design and manufacturing processes;
  • characterize the main classes of pharmaceutical dosage forms and discuss their principal advantages and limitations;
  • explain the fundamental principles of pharmaceutical manufacturing, quality control, and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP);
  • describe the basic principles of marketing authorization and pharmacovigilance;
  • compare the development pathways of innovative and generic medicinal products;
  • recognize the interrelationships between different stages of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing and apply this understanding to the analysis of simple case studies.
Last update: Zámostný Petr (14.09.2026)
Registration requirements -

none

Last update: Zámostný Petr (14.09.2026)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Účast na přednáškách 1 28
Příprava na přednášky, semináře, laboratoře, exkurzi nebo praxi 0.5 14
Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování 1 28
Semester tests 0.5 14
3 / 3 84 / 84
Coursework assessment
Form Significance
Examination test 40
Continuous assessment of study performance and course -credit tests 60

 
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