Pharmaceutics – Practical

Pharmaceutics – Practical (ER20-11P): Lab Manual - Lab Manual of All Experiments

Practicals 1. Handling and referring the official references: Pharmacopoeias, Formularies, etc. for retrieving formulas, procedures, etc. 2. Formulation of the following dosage forms as per monograph standards and dispensing with appropriate packaging and labelling  Liquid Oral: Simple syrup, Piperazine citrate elixir, Aqueous Iodine solution  Emulsion: Castor oil emulsion, Cod liver oil emulsion  Suspension: Calamine lotion, Magnesium hydroxide mixture  Ointment: Simple ointment base, Sulphur ointment  Cream: Cetrimide cream  Gel: Sodium alginate gel  Liniment: Turpentine liniment, White liniment BPC  Dry powder: Effervescent powder granules, Dusting powder  Sterile Injection: Normal Saline, Calcium gluconate Injection  Hard Gelatine Capsule: Tetracycline capsules  Tablet: Paracetamol tablets 3. Formulation of at least five commonly used cosmetic preparations – e.g. cold cream, shampoo, lotion, toothpaste etc 4. Demonstration on various stages of tablet manufacturing processes 5. Appropriate methods of usage and storage of all dosage forms including special dosage such as different types of inhalers, spacers, insulin pens 6. Demonstration of quality control tests and evaluation of common dosage forms viz. tablets, capsules, emulsion, sterile injections as per the monographs

Pharmaceutics – Practical (ER20-11P): Assignments - All 5 Assignments available

Assignments The students shall be asked to submit written assignments on the following topics (One assignment per student per sessional period. i.e., a minimum of THREE assignments per student) 1. Various systems of measures commonly used in prescribing, compounding and dispensing practices 2. Market preparations (including Fixed Dose Combinations) of each type of dosage forms, their generic name, minimum three brand names and label contents of the dosage forms mentioned in theory/practical 3. Overview of various machines / equipments / instruments involved in the formulation and quality control of various dosage forms / pharmaceutical formulations. 4. Overview of extemporaneous preparations at community / hospital pharmacy vs. manufacturing of dosage forms at industrial level 5. Basic pharmaceutical calculations: ratios, conversion to percentage fraction, alligation, proof spirit, isotonicity

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