Pharmaceutics I

The chapters are made very simple, handy, inclusive of all suitable examples. For through understanding of the concepts the most likely questions are included at the end chapter, which includes previous university exam, questions. Special efforts have been taken while writing the topic such as meaning and scope of pharmaceutics, significance, role of pharmacopeia and compendia in pharmacy, Application of alternative systems of medicine, how these systems are differing from routine medical practice, their history and development. This also includes need for designing dosage forms, application of excipients in the preparation of dosage form, use Preformulation study in formulation development by considering Physicochemical characterization of Pure drug and other Excipients, Formulation aspects of solutions with suitable examples and role of quality control and quality assurance in pharmaceutical industry. Table of Contents: 1) Introduction Pharmaceutics  2) Pharmacopeia and other Compendia 3) Alternative systems of medicines 4) Introduction to drug and dosage forms 5) Excipients 6) Pre- formulation 7) Solutions 8) Concept of quality control and quality assurance