DUAL TRAINING OF STUDENTS ON THE BASE OF "ECO-PHARM"

Within the framework of cooperation between SKMA and Eco-Pharm LLP, dual training on the discipline "Pharmacognosy-2" carried out for 3rd year students of the educational program "Pharmacy" from group B-PO-04-20. Sultanbekova Saule, head of the physical and chemical laboratory of the Testing Center LLP "BioEtica" at the pharmaceutical company "Eco-Pharm", presented with materials on the topic of quality control of medicinal plant raw materials.

The purpose of dual training is to form students' knowledge about the standardization system, familiarization with the regulatory documents regulating the quality of medicinal plant materials.
During the training, students acquainted with the processes of conducting various types of analysis of medicinal plant materials. Analysis of raw materials may include commodity, pharmacognostical, phytochemical analyses.
In combination, all these methods can give a complete picture of the quality of raw materials and their suitability for use in medicinal products.
Commodity analysis of medicinal plant raw materials is the most complete type of analysis of raw materials, which allows you to evaluate the quality and authenticity of products in accordance with the requirements of regulatory documentation.
In the study, the following can be determined: the degree of grinding of raw materials, the presence of foreign impurities in it, the level of content of active substances in it, the degree of humidity, the content of ash impurity, insoluble in 10% HCl.
Pharmacognostical analysis, in turn, includes macroscopic, microscopic and phytochemical studies.

The students acquainted with the high-tech organization of the analytical rooms of the Eco-Pharm company. HPLC, Soxhlet apparatus, atomic absorption spectrometer, spectrophotometer, devices for assessing the quality of medical devices aroused particular interest of students.
The students given the opportunity to carry out standardization and obtain the essential oil of fragrant basil herb using the Soxhlet apparatus.
In addition to assessing the quality of medicinal plant raw materials, Eco-Pharm LLP is engaged in the production and distribution of medical products, such as disposable sterile vacuum tubes for collecting and storing blood, sterile double-sided medical needles and single-use needle holders under the AVATUBE trademark; polyurethane orthopedic bandages and tires "Marai" used in traumatology and orthopedics for the formation of immobilizing dressings and orthopedic correction of various segments of the musculoskeletal system.
Thus, the dual training system helps future personnel improve their practical skills while maintaining a high level of theoretical training.