Table of Content
CHAPTER 1:
l History of the profession of Pharmacy in India in relation to Pharmacy education, industry, pharmacy practice, and various professional associations.
l Pharmacy as a career
l Pharmacopoeia: Introduction to IP, BP, USP, NF and Extra Pharmacopoeia. Salient features of 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 sinteredglass filter
Drying: working of fluidized bed dryer and process offreeze drying
Extraction: Definition, Classification, method, and applications
CHAPTER 5:
Tablets – coated and uncoated, various modified tablets(sustained release, extended-release, fast dissolving, multi- layered, 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.
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