General Pharmacy (Practical)

ISBN : 978-81-685745-8-8

"General Pharmacy Practical Manual" has been very carefully compiled as an extensive laboratory manual for undergraduate Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) students as per the PCI syllabus. This manual aims to equip the students with practical knowledge of compounding, dispensing, pharmaceutical calculations, labeling, packaging and GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) in order to make up for the lack of connection between theory and practice. 

This book comprises an extensive list of practical experiments dealing with various official formulations of pharmacy, such as solutions, syrups, powders, granules, ointments, suppositories, gargles, mouthwashes, lotions, and many other dosage forms prepared in pharmacies. The formulations included in this manual are based on the official standards, like IP (Indian Pharmacopoeia), BP (British Pharmacopoeia), BPC (British Pharmaceutical Codex) and WHO standards. All the experiments have been described using a standard and student-friendly layout that includes Aim, Learning Objectives, Detailed Introduction, Principle, Pharmaceutical Significance, Formula, Pharmaceutical Calculations, Procedure, Pharmaceutical Label, Precautions, Common Mistakes along with the ways to avoid them, Viva Voce Questions and Answers, and References. This book not only acts as a lab manual for practical’s but is a source of immense academic value for viva voce and practical exams as well. Not only students will find it helpful but even teachers and laboratory instructors would find it very useful because of the information about procedures, labelling, common mistakes, and ways to overcome them that have been provided in this manual. Prepared with clarity, scientific accuracy, and educational relevance, this manual aims to strengthen the practical competence of future pharmacists and support competency-based pharmacy education. It is expected to serve as a dependable reference throughout the pharmacy programme and contribute significantly to the development of skilled, ethical, and patient centered pharmacy professionals capable of meeting the evolving demands of hospital, community, industrial, and clinical pharmacy practice.