PHARMACEUTICS CHAPTER-WISE NOTES ER20-11T
CHAPTER – 1
- History of the profession of Pharmacy in India in relation to Pharmacy education, industry, pharmacy practice, and various professional associations.
- Pharmacy as a career
- Pharmacopoeia: Introduction to IP, BP, USP, NF, and Extra Pharmacopoeia.
- Salient features of the Indian Pharmacopoeia
CHAPTER – 2
- Packaging materials: Types, selection criteria, advantages and disadvantages of glass, plastic, metal, rubber as packaging materials
CHAPTER – 3
- Pharmaceutical aids: Organoleptic (Colouring, flavouring, and sweetening) agents
- Preservatives: Definition, types with examples and uses
CHAPTER – 4
- Unit operations: Definition, objectives/applications, principles, construction, and workings of:
- Size reduction: hammer mill and ball mill
- Size separation: Classification of powders according to IP, Cyclone separator, Sieves and standards of sieves
- Mixing: Double cone blender, Turbine mixer, Triple roller mill and Silverson mixer homogenizer
- Filtration: Theory of filtration, membrane filter and sintered glass filter
- Drying: working of fluidized bed dryer and process of freeze drying
- Extraction: Definition, Classification, method, and applications
CHAPTER – 5
- Tablets – coated and uncoated, various modified tablets (sustained release, extended-release, fast dissolving, multilayered, etc.)
- Capsules – hard and soft gelatine capsules
- Liquid oral preparations – solution, syrup, elixir, emulsion,
- suspension, dry powder for reconstitution
- Topical preparations – ointments, creams, pastes, gels, liniments and lotions, suppositories, and pessaries Nasal preparations, Ear preparations
- Powders and granules – Insufflations, dusting powders, effervescent powders, and effervescent granules
- Sterile formulations – Injectables, eye drops and eye ointments
- Immunological products: Sera, vaccines, toxoids, and their manufacturing methods.
CHAPTER – 6
- Basic structure, layout, sections, and activities of pharmaceutical manufacturing plants
- Quality control and quality assurance: Definition and concepts of quality control and quality assurance, current good manufacturing practice (cGMP), Introduction to the concept of calibration and validation
CHAPTER – 7
- Novel drug delivery systems: Introduction, Classification with examples, advantages, and challenges
PHARMACEUTICS TOPIC-WISE NOTES
History of the Profession of Pharmacy
| Definition, Prehistoric Medicine links to Spirit World, Separation of pharmacy and medicine, History of pharmacy profession in India, Ancient Pharmacy Profession, Pre-independence Pharmacy Profession. Pharmaceutical Education, Indian Pharmaceutical Industry. |
Pharmacopoeia Notes
| Introduction to IP, BP, USP, NF and Extra Pharmacopoeia. Salient features of Indian Pharmacopoeia |
Packaging Materials
| Types, selection criteria, advantages and disadvantages of glass, plastic, metal, rubber as packaging materials. |
Pharmaceutical Aids
| Source of pharmaceutical aids, Classification of pharmaceutical drugs |
Preservatives
| Definitions, History of food preservation, importance, classification, natural preservatives, methods of preservation. |
Unit Operation
| Definition, objectives/applications, principles, construction, and workings of size reduction, size separation, mixing, and filtration. |
Size Reduction
| Hammer mill and ball mill |
Size Separation
| Classification of powders according to IP, Cyclone separator, Sieves and standards of sieves |
Mixing Notes
| Double cone blender, Turbine mixer, Triple roller mill and Silverson mixer homogenizer |
Filtration Notes
| Theory of filtration, membrane filter, and sintered glass filter |
Drying Notes
| working of fluidized bed dryer and process of freeze drying |
Extraction Notes
| Definition, Classification, method, and applications |
Tablets Notes
| coated and uncoated, various modified tablets (sustained release, extended-release, fast dissolving, multilayered, etc.) |
Capsules Notes
| hard and soft gelatine capsules |
Liquid Oral Preparation
| Introduction, Advantages of Liquid Dosage Forms, Disadvantages of Liquid Dosage Forms, Administration of LDF, Types of LDF, Some Familiar Pdf, Syrups, Elixir, Tincture, Otic Preparations, Suspensions, Emulsions, Liniment, Infusions and Decoctions, Collodion, Additives Used in LDF, Example of Additives. |
Topical Preparation
| ointments, creams, pastes, gels, liniments and lotions, suppositories, and pessaries |
Powder and Granules
| Insufflations, dusting powders, effervescent powders, and effervescent granules |
Sterile Formulation
| Injectables, eye drops, and eye ointments |
Immunological Products
| Sera, vaccines, toxoids, and their manufacturing methods. |
Quality Control and Quality Assurance
| Definition and concepts of quality control and quality assurance, current good manufacturing practice (cGMP), Introduction to the concept of calibration and validation. |
Novel Drug Delivery System
| Introduction, Classification with examples, advantages, and challenges. |