Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology

Objectives

The Special Interest Group on Formulation Design & Pharmaceutical Technology offers a dynamic international forum for the exchange of knowledge among FIP members, who share a common interest in the design and testing of drug delivery systems. We are a multidisciplinary special interest group (SIG) that focuses on aspects of conventional and novel dosage forms suitable for all routes of administration, including:

• Pharmacy compounding/Formulating
• Preformulation
• Biopharmaceutics/Molecular pharmaceutics
• Material sciences/excipients
• Smart drug delivery systems
• Patient-specific dosage forms (e.g. for children or elderly people)
• Medical devices/Combination products
• Nanotechnology
• Quality by design

Mission

To improve health through innovation and leadership in pharmacy education, clinical practice and research.

Vision

Excelling in pharmaceutical discovery to advance evidence-based practice and the development of leaders in pharmacy and the pharmaceutical sciences.

Philosophy

1. The philosophy of practice is the most important concept of a professional practice, but the most difficult to grasp because it is the only component that is not tangible.
2. A philosophy of practice is specific to a practice, not the practitioner. A practitioner's philosophy of life is different and separate from the practice philosophy.
3. The philosophy of pharmaceutical care establishes the purpose for the practice that is to meet the social need to control drug-related morbidity and mortality by managing medications well.
4. The philosophy of pharmaceutical care states that these responsibilities will be carried out in a patient-centered manner using the caring paradigm that has been defined by the professions of medicine and nursing. This paradigm requires that the practitioner comprehensively assess a patient's drug-related needs, that he develops a care plan that can address these needs, and that he follows up to determine that the desired outcomes are achieved and no harm has been done.

Core Values

• Excellence and integrity in teaching, research, clinical practice and service
• Commitment to a learning environment that embraces diversity, inclusiveness, equity and respect
• Promoting and rewarding critical thinking and continuous quality improvement
• Productive engagement with our alumni, clinical and educational partners, and community