Pharmaceutics: Basic Principles and Formulations

The book on Pharmaceutics: Basic Principles & Formulation was written to provide general knowledge and idea about the formulations. The content of this book was according to the then syllabus of various Universities, in particular Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University, Bhilai for B. Pharm 1st year.Mean while, the Pharmacy Council of India has prepared the syllabus for B. Pharm as well as M. Pharm, which are applicable throughout the country irrespective of Universities or Institutes. Therefore, the book has been revised in accordance with the syllabus prescribed by PCI.The basic feature of this book is that after each chapter about twenty MCQs along with sample questions have been provided. These will help the reader of this book to prepare or appear in the examination.Adequate care has been taken to make the book error-free, however the author will be thankful if any comment is given by anyone. Contents: 1.      Historical Background Development of the Profession of Pharmacy2.      Dosage Forms3.      Prescription4.      Posology5.      Pharmaceutical Calculations6.      Powders and Granules7.      Liquid Dosage Forms8.      Monophasic Liquids9.      Biphasic Liquids: Suspensions10.   Biphasic Liquids: Emulsions11.   Suppositories12.   Pharmaceutical Incompatibilities13.   Semisolid Dosage Forms About the Author: D. K. Tripathi, has been working as Director, Pharmacy of Santosh Rungta Group of Institutions, Bhilai. He had worked as Professor & Principal of Rungta College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Bhilai, CG. He had been the Dean of Faculty and the Chairman of BOS, Pharmacy. He has completed his B. Pharm, M. Pharm and PhD degree from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He has been in profession of Pharmacy since 1974 for about forty-five years. He possessed both industrial and academic experiences. He has successfully worked in various academic Institutions in West Bengal (HC Gorge Institute of Pharmacy, presently known as NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata Bengal School of Technology, Chinsura), Odisha (Jayadev College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bhubaneswar) Madhya Pradesh (Patel Institute of Pharmacy, Bhopal) and in Chhattisgarh (Rungta College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Bhilai,). During his work he has understood the need of the students for which he has authored ten books– Pharmaceutics (Basic Principles and Formulations), Industrial Pharmacy (A Comprehensive Approach), Elementary Pharmaceutical Calculations, Carrier Opportunity in Pharmacy and on Pharmacovigilance, Physical Pharmacy (I & II), etc. More than hundred fifty research and review articles have been published in various National and International journals of repute. He has supervised about six scholars at PhD level and about fifty scholars at PG level.