JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

The student shall be given orientations to know the origin of

pharmacopoeias on dispensing procedure of medicines, pharmaceutical calculation, and interpretations of incompatibilities.

Course Outcome

Student will be familiar with the Hospital pharmacy organization, drug

distribution procedures, dispensing, storage, incompatibilities and patient related factors.

UNIT - I

• a. Genesis and Evolution of Pharmacy: History of Pharmacy, origin and development of the Pharmacopoeias, History of Ayurveda, salient features of IP, USP and BP. Pharmacy Education – D. Pharm, B Pharm, M.Pharm, Pharma-D, Qualification for getting license.
• b. Dispensing Pharmacy: Principles of dispensing, form of prescription, handling of prescription, source of errors in prescription, care required in dispensing procedures including labelling of dispensed products.

UNIT - II

Calculations: Weights and Measures, introduction to Latin terms, Percentage calculations, alligation method, proof spirit calculations, displacement value and calculations of isotonicity adjustment. General dispensing procedure- posology-calculations of doses.

UNIT - III

Principles involved and procedures adopted in dispensing of the following classes of preparations.

• (i) Mixtures (ii) Solutions (iii) Emulsions (iv) Powders
• (v) Lotions and liniments (vi) Ointments (vii) Suspensions (viii) Syrups
• (ix) Suppositories. Definition of the following preparations like creams, capsules, pastes, jellies, suppositories, ophthalmics, lozenges, pills, inhalations, paints, sprays and tablet triturates .

UNIT - IV

Pharmaceutical ethics Introduction to Pharmaceutical ethics, ethical guidelines for retail pharmacist / community Pharmacist, manufacturing Pharmacist and pharmaceutical researcher

UNIT - V

• a. Fundamental operations: Weighing, measurement of liquids, procedure of dispensing solution.
• b. Colours: Reasons for colouring pharmaceutical preparations, colouring of tablets, capsules and non-injectable fluids, Desirable properties of colouring agent, different types of colouring agents.
• c. Excipients: Types of flavouring agents, preservatives and stabilisers

Text Books

• 1) Cooper and Gunns Dispensing Pharmacy, CBS, Publ. and Distributors New Delhi.
• 2) R.M Metha, Dispensing Pharmacy.
• 3) JS Quadry, Hospital Pharmacy.

References

• 1) Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Remington Pharmaceutical Sciences.
• 2) William Hassan, Hospital Pharmacy.