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{{Short description|Science of the properties of medicines}}
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'''Pharmaceutics''' is the discipline of [[pharmacy]] that deals with the process of turning a [[new chemical entity]] (NCE) or old drugs into a medication to be used safely and effectively by patients. It is also called the science of dosage form design. There are many chemicals with [[pharmacology|pharmacological]] properties, but need special measures to help them achieve therapeutically relevant amounts at their sites of action. Pharmaceutics helps relate the formulation of drugs to their delivery and disposition in the body.<ref name="washington1">{{cite web|url=http://sop.washington.edu/pharmaceutics/about/what-is-pharmaceutics.html |title=What is Pharmaceutics? &#124; Pharmaceutics |publisher=Sop.washington.edu |access-date=2013-08-26}}</ref>
'''Pharmaceutics''' is the discipline of [[pharmacy]] that deals with the process of turning a [[new chemical entity]] (NCE) or old drugs into a medication to be used safely and effectively by patients. Pharmaceutics helps relate the formulation of drugs to their delivery and disposition in the body.<ref name="washington1">{{cite web |url=http://sop.washington.edu/pharmaceutics/about/what-is-pharmaceutics.html |title=What is Pharmaceutics? &#124; Pharmaceutics |publisher=Sop.washington.edu |access-date=2013-08-26 |archive-date=2013-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823084450/http://sop.washington.edu/pharmaceutics/about/what-is-pharmaceutics.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Pharmaceutics deals with the formulation of a pure drug substance into a [[dosage form]].

Pharmaceutics deals with the formulation of a pure drug substance into a [[dosage form]].
== Description ==
Pharmaceutics is the discipline of [[pharmacy]] that deals with the process of turning a [[new chemical entity]] (NCE) or old drugs into a medication to be used safely and effectively by patients. It is also called the science of dosage form design. There are many chemicals with [[pharmacology|pharmacological]] properties, but need special measures to help them achieve therapeutically relevant amounts at their sites of action. Pharmaceutics helps relate the formulation of drugs to their delivery and disposition in the body.<ref name="washington1" />

== Branches ==
Branches of pharmaceutics include:
Branches of pharmaceutics include:
*[[Pharmaceutical formulation]]
*[[Pharmaceutical formulation]]
*[[Pharmaceutical manufacturing]]
*[[Pharmaceutical manufacturing]]
*Dispensing pharmacy
*[[Pharmaceutical distribution|Dispensing pharmacy]]
*Pharmaceutical technology
*[[Pharmaceutical technology]]
*[[Physical pharmacy]]
*[[Physical pharmacy]]
*[[Pharmaceutical jurisprudence]]
*[[Pharmaceutical jurisprudence]]

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Pure drug substances are usually white [[crystalline]] or [[amorphous]] powders. Before the advent of medicine as a science, it was common for pharmacists to dispense drugs ''as is''. Most drugs today are administered as parts of a dosage form. The clinical performance of drugs depends on their form of presentation to the patient.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rhodes|first1=Gilbert S. Banker, Christopher T.|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Modern_Pharmaceutics/s1-BerNQAtsC?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=getbook|title=Modern Pharmaceutics, 1.|date=24 May 2002|publisher=[[Informa Healthcare]]|isbn=0824744691|edition=5th|location=Hoboken|oclc=52634365|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224121552/https://www.goaogle.co.in/books/edition/Modern_Pharmaceutics/s1-BerNQAtsC?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=getbook|archive-date=24 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
== History ==
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Pharmaceutics deals with the formulation of a pure drug substance into a [[dosage form]]. Pure drug substances are usually white [[crystalline]] or [[amorphous]] powders. Before the advent of medicine as a science, it was common for pharmacists to dispense drugs ''as is''. Most drugs today are administered as parts of a dosage form. The clinical performance of drugs depends on their form of presentation to the patient.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rhodes|first1=Gilbert S. Banker, Christopher T.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s1-BerNQAtsC|title=Modern Pharmaceutics, 1.|date=24 May 2002|publisher=[[Informa Healthcare]]|isbn=0824744691|edition=5th|location=Hoboken|oclc=52634365|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224121552/https://www.goaogle.co.in/books/edition/Modern_Pharmaceutics/s1-BerNQAtsC?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=getbook|archive-date=24 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Education==
Pharmaceutics is a specialization in the field of pharmacy. Typically, Pharm-D graduates can choose to continue studies in this field towards a PhD degree.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of pharmaceutical companies]]
*[[List of pharmaceutical companies]]
*[[Pharmacognosy]]
*[[Pharmacognosy]]
*[[Pharmaceutical company]]
*[[Pharmaceutical industry]]
*[[Nicholas Culpeper]]&nbsp;– 17th-century English physician who translated and used "pharmocological texts"
*[[Nicholas Culpeper]]&nbsp;– 17th-century English physician who translated and used "pharmacological texts"


==References==
==References==
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Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that deals with the process of turning a new chemical entity (NCE) or old drugs into a medication to be used safely and effectively by patients. Pharmaceutics helps relate the formulation of drugs to their delivery and disposition in the body.[1] Pharmaceutics deals with the formulation of a pure drug substance into a dosage form.

Description

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Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that deals with the process of turning a new chemical entity (NCE) or old drugs into a medication to be used safely and effectively by patients. It is also called the science of dosage form design. There are many chemicals with pharmacological properties, but need special measures to help them achieve therapeutically relevant amounts at their sites of action. Pharmaceutics helps relate the formulation of drugs to their delivery and disposition in the body.[1]

Branches

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Branches of pharmaceutics include:

History

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Pharmaceutics deals with the formulation of a pure drug substance into a dosage form. Pure drug substances are usually white crystalline or amorphous powders. Before the advent of medicine as a science, it was common for pharmacists to dispense drugs as is. Most drugs today are administered as parts of a dosage form. The clinical performance of drugs depends on their form of presentation to the patient.[2]

Education

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Pharmaceutics is a specialization in the field of pharmacy. Typically, Pharm-D graduates can choose to continue studies in this field towards a PhD degree.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "What is Pharmaceutics? | Pharmaceutics". Sop.washington.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
  2. ^ Rhodes, Gilbert S. Banker, Christopher T. (24 May 2002). Modern Pharmaceutics, 1 (5th ed.). Hoboken: Informa Healthcare. ISBN 0824744691. OCLC 52634365. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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