JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Overview

Scope: This course is designed to impart a fundamental knowledge on the preparatorypharmacy with arts and science of preparing the different conventional dosage forms.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:

• Know the history of profession of pharmacy
• Understand the basics of different dosage forms, pharmaceutical incompatibilities and pharmaceutical calculations
• Understand the professional way of handling the prescription
• Preparation of various conventional dosage forms

UNIT - I

Historical background and development of profession of pharmacy: Historyof profession of Pharmacy in India in relation to pharmacy education, industry, and organization, Pharmacy as a career, Pharmacopoeias: Introduction to IP, BP, USP and Extra Pharmacopoeia. Dosage forms: Introduction to dosage forms, classification and definitions Prescription: Definition, Parts of prescription, handling of Prescription andErrors in prescription. Posology: Definition, Factors affecting posology. Pediatric dose calculationsbased on age, body weight and body surface area.

UNIT - II

Pharmaceutical calculations: Weights and measures–Imperial & Metricsystem, Calculations involving percentage solutions, alligation, proof spirit and isotonic solutions based on freezing point and molecular weight. Powders: Definition, classification, advantages and disadvantages, Simple&compound powders – official preparations, dusting powders, effervescent, efflorescent and hygroscopic powders, eutectic mixtures. Geometric dilutions. Liquid dosage forms: Advantages and disadvantages of liquid dosage forms. Excipients used in formulation of liquid dosage forms. Solubility enhancement techniques

UNIT - III

Monophasic liquids: Definitions and preparations of Gargles, Mouthwashes, Throat Paint, Eardrops, Nasal drops, Enemas, Syrups, Elixirs, Liniments and Lotions. Biphasic liquids: Suspensions: Definition, advantages and disadvantages, classifications, Preparation of suspensions; Flocculated and Deflocculated suspension & stability problems and methods to overcome. Emulsions: Definition, classification, emulsifying agent, test for the identificationof type ofEmulsion, Methods of preparation & stability problems and methods to overcome.

UNIT - IV

Suppositories: Definition, types, advantages and disadvantages, types of bases, methods of preparations. Displacement value & its calculations, evaluation of suppositories. Pharmaceutical incompatibilities: Definition, classification, physical, chemicaland therapeutic incompatibilities with examples.

UNIV – V 07 Hours Semisolid dosage forms: Definitions, classification, mechanisms and factorsinfluencing dermal penetration of drugs. Preparation of ointments, pastes, creams and gels. Excipients used in semi solid dosage forms. Evaluation of semi solid dosages forms

TEXT BOOKS

(Latest Editions)

• 1. H.C. Ansel et al., Pharmaceutical Dosage Form and Drug Delivery System, Lippincott Williams and Walkins, New Delhi.
• 2. Carter S.J., Cooper and Gunn’s-Dispensing for Pharmaceutical Students, CBS publishers, New Delhi.
• 3. M.E. Aulton, Pharmaceutics, The Science& Dosage Form Design, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.
• 4. Indian pharmacopoeia.
• 5. British pharmacopoeia.
• 6. Lachmann. Theory and Practice of Industrial Pharmacy, Lea&Febiger Publisher, The University of Michigan.
• 7. Alfonso R. Gennaro Remington. The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, Lippincott Williams, New Delhi.
• 8. Carter S.J., Cooper and Gunn’s. Tutorial Pharmacy, CBS Publications, New Delhi.
• 9. E.A. Rawlins, Bentley’s Text Book of Pharmaceutics, English Language Book Society, Elsevier Health Sciences, USA.
• 10. Isaac GhebreSellassie: Pharmaceutical Pelletization Technology, Marcel Dekker, INC, New York.
• 11. Dilip M. Parikh: Handbook of Pharmaceutical Granulation Technology, Marcel Dekker, INC, New York.
• 12. Francoise Nieloud and Gilberte Marti-Mestres: Pharmaceutical Emulsions and Suspensions, Marcel Dekker, INC, New York.
• 13. Tripathi Dulal Krishna, Pharmaceutics: Basic Principles and Formulations, Pharma Med Press