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PHARMACEUTICS is a
branch of the pharmacy field that carries
the impression of pharmacy profession:
In general, it encompasses the areas that
involve designing, formulating and
presenting a therapeutically useful chemical
entity in a most appropriate drug delivery
system such as tablets, capsules, syrups,
etc. Pharmaceutics endeavors to make
administration of medicine compliant and
effective for the patient. The comprehensive
study of this subject necessitates the
integration of physical, chemical and
biological principles, as applicable to all
the components of drug delivery systems. In
the present scenario, the discovery of new
drug entities has enabled the development of
new drug delivery systems, advanced
production processes and the latest
machinery for the manufacture of superior
quality products providing wide scope to the
research and development in this field. This
subject along with its related subjects is
well distributed in the B.Pharm. |
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Pharmaceutics deals
with the study of various dosage forms,
cosmetics, etc and related manufacturing
processes. Modern Dispensing Practices deals
with contemporary principles and practices
in the dispensing of medication. Physical
Pharmacy deals with the application of
Physico-chemical principles in designing of
dosage form and drug action. Pharmaceutical
Microbiology gives an idea of the various
aspects of microorganisms, their role in the
pathogenesis of the disease, the effect on
formulation and industrial applications. Bio
pharmaceutics involves the study of
different factors such as biological,
physicochemical and formulation aspects that
influence the therapeutic efficiency of a
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