Syllabus Pharmaceutics • 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 Indian Pharmacopoeia. (Chapter 1) • Packaging materials : Types, selection criteria, advantages and disadvantages of glass, plastic, metal, rubber as packaging materials. (Chapter 2) • Pharmaceutical aids : Organoleptic (Colouring, flavouring, and sweetening) agents, Preservatives : Definition, types with examples and uses. (Chapter 3) • Unit operations : Definition, objectives/applications, principles, construction, and workings of : Size reduction : Hammer mill and ball mill. (Chapter 4) • Size separation : Classification of powders according to IP, Cyclone separator, Sieves and standards of sieves. (Chapter 5) • Mixing : Double cone blender, Turbine mixer, Triple roller mill and Silverson mixer homogenizer. (Chapter 6) • Filtration : Theory of filtration, membrane filter and sintered glass filter. (Chapter 7) • Drying : Working of fluidized bed dryer and process of freeze drying. (Chapter 8) • Extraction : Definition, Classification, method, and applications. (Chapter 9) • Tablets - coated and uncoated, various modified tablets (sustained release, extended-release, fast dissolving, multilayered, etc.) (Chapter 10) • Capsules - Hard and soft gelatine capsules. (Chapter 11) • Liquid oral preparations - Solution, syrup, elixir, emulsion, suspension, dry powder for reconstitution. (Chapter 12) • Topical preparations - Ointments, creams, pastes, gels, liniments and lotions, suppositories, and pessaries. (Chapter 13) • Nasal preparations. (Chapter 14) • Ear preparations. (Chapter 15) • Powders and granules - Insufflations, dusting powders, effervescent powders, and effervescent granules. (Chapter 16) • Sterile formulations - Injectables, eye drops and eye ointments. (Chapter 17) • Immunological products : Sera, vaccines, toxoids, and their manufacturing methods. (Chapter 18) • 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 19) • Novel drug delivery systems : Introduction, Classification with examples, advantages, and challenges. (Chapter 20)
