Solubility Enhancement Techniques for Poorly Water-Soluble parenteral Drugs
Department of Pharmacy AY2022-2023. PHA425 Practical Guide – Semester 1
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT
Solubility Enhancement Techniques for Poorly Water-Soluble parenteral Drugs
This group assignment allows the students to focus on specific types of pharmaceutical
formulation. This part of the course is important, as it will reinforce the student’s knowledge
based on pharmaceutical products specifically parenteral.
Guidelines:
In this assignment, each student group must include:
√ A well-structured introduction identifying the main reasons to improve drug solubility.
√ A minimum of four different solubilization techniques should be presented along with proper
explanation.
√ List the main advantages and disadvantages of each technique.
√ Mention two drug examples for each technique along with its structure and pharmacological
action.
✓ Proper referencing
✓ Font: Times new roman; Font size: 11; 3,000 words single spaced ( Max)
Rubric for Assignment:
Total marks: 20 marks
Language (2 Marks max) Marks Marks
given
Poor use or command of language, poor sentence structure and
minimal logical flow of content 0
Some typo & grammatical errors, content flows moderately well 1
No glaring typo and grammatical errors, excellent use of the
language and sentence structure with good flow 2
Marks for Language
Formatting (2 Marks max) Marks Marks
given
Failure to comply with the formatting instructions (exceeded word
limit for content, NO student ID and names on the cover page, did
not have 1 spacing, failure to use font 11 times new roman, not
left aligned or justified)
0
Complied only with 50% or more of the formatting instructions 1
Complied with required formatting instructions (full compliance
with formatting or at maximum fail to comply with only ONE of
the conditions above)
2
Marks for formatting
Content (16 Marks max) Marks Marks
given
Student was able to write a well-structured introduction
identifying the main reasons for improve drug solubility. 2 (max)
A minimum of four different solubilization techniques should be
presented and explained
8
(max)
Student was able to list the main advantages and disadvantages/
limitation of each technique 4 (max)
Proper referencing 2 (max)
Marks for content
FINAL MARKS (TOTAL) /20
