
pharmaceutics unit 1 complete notes b pharm 1st semester
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSION OF PHARMACY: History of 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 and Errors in prescription. POSOLOGY: Definition, Factors affecting posology. Pediatric dose calculations based on age, body weight and body surface area.