Pharmaceutics 1st Grade Lecture Notes PDF

Middle Technical University Institute of Medical Technology Al-Mansour Department of pharmacy Pharmaceutics Lecture One: Introduction Definition of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics  Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing...

Middle Technical University Institute of Medical Technology Al-Mansour Department of pharmacy Pharmaceutics Lecture One: Introduction Definition of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics  Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medicines.  Pharmaceutics is the overall process of developing a new chemical entity into an approved therapy that is safe and effective in treating or preventing disease Types of Pharmacy Community pharmacy. Hospital pharmacy. Clinical pharmacy. Industrial pharmacy. Compounding pharmacy. Veterinary pharmacy. Nuclear Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms  Based on route of administration, the most routinely used pharmaceutical dosage forms are:  Oral: like tablets, capsules, powder, elixir, solutions, and suspension.  Parenteral: Intramuscular (I.M), Intravenous (I.V), and subcutaneous (Subcut).  Intra-respiratory: like inhalers.  Rectal: Suppositories, enema, creams and ointments  Topical: Creams, gels, and Ointment Different Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms Medical Prescription  It is an order released by a quantified healthcare professionals to a pharmacist for a treatment to be provided to their patients.  In some prescriptions, roman numbers are been used rather than Arabic: Main Abbreviations Used in the Prescriptions