Dispensing and General Pharmacy Detailed Syllabus for B.Tech first year first sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Dispensing and General Pharmacy B.Tech 2016-2017 first year fristsem is as follows.
B.Pharm. I Year I Sem. L T/P/D C
Course Code: PS103 4 1/0/0 4
Course Objectives: The student shall be given orientations to know the origin of pharmacopoeias on dispensing procedure of medicines, pharmaceutical calculation, and interpretations of incompatibilities.
Course Outcome: Student will be familiar with the Hospital pharmacy organization, drug distribution procedures, dispensing, storage, incompatibilities and patient related factors.
UNIT I
- Genesis and Evolution of Pharmacy: History of Pharmacy, origin and development of the Pharmacopoeias, History of Ayurveda, salient features of IP, USP and BP. Pharmacy Education – D. Pharm, B Pharm, M.Pharm, Pharma-D, Qualification for getting license.
- Dispensing Pharmacy: Principles of dispensing, form of prescription, handling of prescription, source of errors in prescription, care required in dispensing procedures including labelling of dispensed products.
UNIT II
Calculations: Weights and Measures, introduction to Latin terms, Percentage calculations, alligation method,
proof spirit calculations, displacement value and calculations of isotonicity adjustment. General dispensing procedure- posology-calculations of doses.
UNIT III
Principles involved and procedures adopted in dispensing of the following classes of preparations.
(i) Mixtures (ii) Solutions (iii) Emulsions (iv) Powders (v) Lotions and liniments (vi) Ointments (vii) Suspensions (viii) Syrups
(ix) Suppositories.
Definition of the following preparations like creams, capsules, pastes, jellies, suppositories, ophthalmics, lozenges, pills, inhalations, paints, sprays and tablet triturates .
Text Books
- Cooper and Gunns Dispensing Pharmacy, CBS, Publ. and Distributors New Delhi.
- R.M Metha, Dispensing Pharmacy.
- JS Quadry, Hospital Pharmacy.
References
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Remington Pharmaceutical Sciences.
- William Hassan, Hospital Pharmacy.
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