History of the profession of Pharmacy in India in relation
to Pharmacy education, industry, pharmacy practice,
and various professional associations.
 Pharmacy as a career
 Pharmacopoeia: Introduction to IP, BP, USP, NF and
Extra Pharmacopoeia. Salient features of Indian
Pharmacopoeia
2 Packaging materials: Types, selection criteria,
advantages and disadvantages of glass, plastic, metal,
rubber as packaging materials
3 Pharmaceutical aids: Organoleptic (Colouring, flavouring,
and sweetening) agents
Preservatives: Definition, types with examples and uses
4 Unit operations: Definition, objectives/applications,
principles, construction, and workings of:
Size reduction: hammer mill and ball mill
Size separation: Classification of powders according to IP,
Cyclone separator, Sieves and standards of sieves
Mixing: Double cone blender, Turbine mixer, Triple roller
mill and Silverson mixer homogenizer
Filtration: Theory of filtration, membrane filter and sintered
glass filter
Drying: working of fluidized bed dryer and process of
freeze drying
Extraction: Definition, Classification, method, and
applications
5 Tablets ᎓ coated and uncoated, various modified tablets
(sustained release, extended-release, fast dissolving, multilayered, etc.)
Capsules – hard and soft gelatine capsules 4
Liquid oral preparations – solution, syrup, elixir, emulsion,
suspension, dry powder for reconstitution
Topical preparations – ointments, creams, pastes, gels,
liniments and lotions, suppositories, and pessaries
Nasal preparations, Ear preparations 2
Powders and granules – Insufflations, dusting powders,
effervescent powders, and effervescent granules
Sterile formulations ᎓ Injectables, eye drops and eye
ointments
Immunological products: Sera, vaccines, toxoids, and
their manufacturing methods.
6 Basic structure, layout, sections, and activities of
pharmaceutical manufacturing plants
Quality control and quality assurance: Definition and
concepts of quality control and quality assurance, current
good manufacturing practice (cGMP), Introduction to the
concept of calibration and validation
7 Novel drug delivery systems: Introduction, Classification
with examples, advantages, and challenges