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  • Dosage form:- The means by which drug molecules are delivered to sites of action within the body.  (Dosageform= API+Exipients) •Drug (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient i.e. API):- The API is the part of any drug that produces its effects. •Excipients:- Excipients are inert ingredients & generally have no pharmacological effects. Eg:- binding material, dyes, preservative, coloring and flavoring agents, etc. • NEED OF DOSAGE FORMS:- 1. Provide safe and convenient delivery of accurate dosage. Example - Tablets, capsules, syrups. 2. Protection of a drug substances from atmospheric oxygen moisture. Example - Coated capsules, sealed ampules. 3. Protection of a drug substances from gastric acid after oral administration. Example - Enteric coated tablets Conceal bitter taste, or odor of a drug, Capsules, coated tablets, flavored syrups. 4. Provide liquid preparation of drug that insoluble or unstable in the desired vehicle. Example - Suspension 5. Provide liquid dosage f

Pharmacopoeia and history of Indian pharmacopoeia. 📒💊 Pharmacopoeia is an official publication containing a list of medicinal drugs with their effects and directions for their use.                                 ORIGIN     All countries  have their own pharmacopoeia, Eg:- Indian pharmacopoeia (IP)                 British pharmacopoeia (BP)        US pharmacopoeia   (USP)    Pharmacopoeia is divided into three parts:- 1) General notices:- It contains the information of pharmaceutical progress since last edition. It summarizes the various changes/ addition/ deletion in the present edition. 2) Monograph:- Monograph is the main content of pharmacopoeia. Monograph is arranged into alphabetical order of the drug names. It gives the following information about the drug:- 1. Main title of drug/chemical 2. Synonyms 3. Chemical formula 4. Category (eg- antibacterial, diureticetc) 5. Dose quantities 6. Description 7. Standard  (std of purity & strength) 8. Solubility

 Pharmacy as career in India👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Pharmacist, as professionals, have been involved in many activities and this perform multiple roles in the service of mankind in the way of producing and providing medicines.  Pharmacy Education  A variety of pharmacy degree programs are offered in India: diploma in pharmacy (DPharm), bachelor of pharmacy (BPharm), master of pharmacy (MPharm), master of science in pharmacy [MS(Pharm)] and master of technology in pharmacy [MTech (Pharm)], doctor of pharmacy (PharmD), and doctor of philosophy in pharmacy (Ph.D).         Different fields for pharma students     Many of the pharmacy graduates and postgraduates today, are serving society through this respected field.  1) Research & development:       Research and development in pharmaceutical sciences is not only confined to finding new drug molecules or to improve effectiveness of the existing drugs, but it has been expanded in various areas such as clinical research, novel drug delivery, biotech