PHARMACEUTICS PHARMACY SUBJECTS,THEIR TOPICS AND TEXT BOOKS AND REFERANCE BOOKS PHARMACEUTICS

PHARMCY SUBJECTS,THEIR TOPICS AND TEXT BOOKS AND REFERANCE BOOKS PHARMACEUTICS
PHARMACEUTICS
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Text books
a. Cooper and Gunns Dispensing for pharmacy students.
b. A text book Professional Pharmacy by N.K.Jain and S.N.Sharma.

Reference books
a. Introduction to Pharmaceutical dosage forms by Howard C. Ansel.
b. Remington’s Pharmaceutical Sciences.
c. Register of General Pharmacy by Cooper and Gunn.
d. General Pharmacy by M.L.Schroff.

1 a. Introduction to dosage forms - classification and definitions
b. Prescription: definition, parts and handling
c. Posology: Definition, Factors affecting dose selection. Calculation of children and infant doses.
2 Historical back ground and development of profession of pharmacy and pharmaceutical industry in brief.
3 Development of Indian Pharmacopoeia and introduction to other Pharmacopoeias such as BP, USP, European Pharmacopoeia, Extra pharmacopoeia and Indian national formulary.
4 Weights and measures, Calculations involving percentage solutions, allegation, proof
spirit, isotonic solutions etc.
5 Powders and Granules: Classification advantages and disadvantages, Preparation of
simple, compound powders, Insufflations, Dusting powders, Eutectic and Explosive powders, Tooth powder and effervescent powders and granules.
6 Monophasic Dosage forms: Theoretical aspects of formulation including adjuvant like stabilizers, colorants, flavours with examples. Study of Monophasic liquids like gargles, mouth washes, Throat paint, Ear drops, Nasal drops, Liniments and lotions, Enemas and collodions.

7 Biphasic dosage forms: Suspensions and emulsions, Definition, advantages and disadvantages, classification, test for the type of emulsion, formulation, stability and evaluation.

8 Suppositories and pessaries: Definition, advantages and disadvantages, types of base, method of preparation, Displacement value and evaluation.
9 Galenicals: Definition, equipment for different extraction processes like infusion,
Decoction, Maceration and Percolation, methods of preparation of spirits, tinctures and extracts.
10 Pharmaceutical calculations.
11 Surgical aids: Surgical dressings, absorbable gelatin sponge, sutures, ligatures and
medicated bandages.
12 Incompatibilities: Introduction, classification and methods to overcome the incompatibilities.