This Course is designed to convey the knowledge necessary to understand issues related to the subject of General Pharmacy.
The objectives of this course are to:
● Provide knowledge about the evolution and development of the Pharmacy profession in India and the growth of the Pharmaceutical Industry over the years.
● Provide an understanding of different types of pharmacopoeias and other official books in maintaining the standards of medicines.
● Provide knowledge about the basic pharmaceutical calculations used in dispensing and compounding.
● Understand the role of active pharmaceutical ingredients and pharmaceutical excipients in drug formulations.
● Impart basic knowledge about the formulation and preparation of Various solid, liquid and semisolid dosage forms
The Book is designed according to the new syllabus (NEP 2020) for the Bachelor of Pharmacy prescribed by the Pharmacy Council of India.
Contents –
1. History of the Profession of Pharmacy in India
2. Scope of the Pharmacy Profession
3. Pharmacopoeias
4. Introduction to Prescription
5. Metric System of Weights and Measures
6. Posology
7. Introduction to Dosage Forms
8. Introduction to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Excipients
9. Powders
10. Tablets
11. Capsules
12. Monophasic and Biphasic Liquids for Internal Use
13. Monophasic and Biphasic Liquids for External Use and Body Cavities
14. Study of Official Preparations
15. Suspensions
16. Emulsions
17. Semisolid Dosage Forms
18. Suppositories and Pessaries
19. Bibliography