Pharmaceutics Pharm-D 1st Year Notes play a key role in helping students understand how medicines are prepared and delivered. The Pharmaceutics Pharm-D Notes focus on dosage forms, formulation basics, and pharmaceutical calculations.
The subject covers important topics such as tablets, capsules, liquid dosage forms, emulsions, suspensions, and pharmaceutical aids. With the help of this notes students can clearly understand how theory is applied in real pharmacy practice.
This Pharmaceutics notes is designed as per PCI guidelines and are helpful for university exams as well as lab work. The language used is simple so that even beginners can understand the concepts without difficulty.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Pharmacy
- Introduction to dosage forms
- Classification of dosage forms
- Definitions
- Prescription
- Definition
- Parts of prescription
- Handling of prescription
- Posology
- Definition
- Factors affecting dose selection
- Calculation of children doses
- Calculation of infant doses
- Historical background and development of the profession of pharmacy
- Development of pharmaceutical industry (brief)
Chapter 2: Pharmacopoeia and Pharmaceutical Calculations
- Development of Indian Pharmacopoeia
- Introduction to other Pharmacopoeias
- British Pharmacopoeia (BP)
- United States Pharmacopoeia (USP)
- European Pharmacopoeia
- Extra Pharmacopoeia
- Indian National Formulary
- Weights and measures
- Pharmaceutical calculations involving
- Percentage solutions
- Allegation
- Proof spirit
- Isotonic solutions
Chapter 3: Powders and Monophasic Dosage Forms
- Powders and granules
- Classification
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Preparation of simple powders
- Compound powders
- Insufflations
- Dusting powders
- Eutectic powders
- Explosive powders
- Tooth powders
- Effervescent powders and granules
- Monophasic dosage forms
- Theoretical aspects of formulation
- Adjuvants used in formulation
- Stabilizers
- Colorants
- Flavours
- Study of monophasic liquid dosage forms
- Gargles
- Mouth washes
- Throat paints
- Ear drops
- Nasal drops
- Liniments
- Lotions
- Enemas
- Collodions
Chapter 4: Biphasic Dosage Forms, Suppositories, and Galenicals
- Biphasic dosage forms
- Suspensions
- Emulsions
- Definition
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Classification
- Test for type of emulsion
- Formulation
- Stability
- Evaluation
- Suppositories and pessaries
- Definition
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Types of base
- Methods of preparation
- Displacement value
- Evaluation
- Galenicals
- Definition
- Equipment used for extraction processes
- Extraction processes
- Infusion
- Decoction
- Maceration
- Percolation
- Methods of preparation of
- Spirits
- Tinctures
- Extracts
Chapter 5: Calculations, Surgical Aids, and Incompatibilities
- Pharmaceutical calculations
- Surgical aids
- Surgical dressings
- Absorbable gelatin sponge
- Sutures
- Ligatures
- Medicated bandages
- Incompatibilities
- Introduction
- Classification
- Methods to overcome incompatibilities
The syllabus above is linked respective topics, so students can study each unit in a planned way. Referring to this notes regularly can also help in future subjects like industrial pharmacy and clinical pharmacy.
Pharmaceutics Pharm-D 1st Year Notes by PharMSkooL is essential for Pharm.D students to gain clear knowledge about drug formulation and safe medicine use.