Pharmaceutics: Advanced Principles and Applications to Pharmacy Practice

Pharmaceutics is a branch of pharmaceutical science. It is concerned with the process of converting old drugs or a new chemical entity into a new medication which can be used safely by the patients. It is also known as the science of dosage form design, as it deals with the conversion of a pure drug substance into a dosage form. Pharmaceutical formulation, pharmaceutical manufacturing, physical pharmacy, dispensing pharmacy, pharmaceutical technology and pharmaceutical jurisprudence are some of the branches of pharmaceutics. Pharmaceutical formulation is a process in which several chemical substances, including the active drug, are combined together for producing a final medicinal product. This book elucidates the concepts and innovative models around prospective developments with respect to pharmaceutics. It studies, analyzes and upholds the pillars of pharmaceutics and its utmost significance in modern times. This book will prove to be immensely beneficial to students and researchers in this field.