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Prof. Dr. Sanaa A. El-Gizawy
Pharmaceutics
Pharmaceutics
design.
There are many chemicals with known
pharmacological properties but a raw chemical
is of no use to a patient.
Pharmaceutics deals with the formulation of a
pure drug substance into a dosage form.
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API
API
Excipients
Excipients
(inactive pharmaceutical
ingredients)
Its selection depends on technological,
biopharmaceutical and/or stability reasons.
Diluents/fillers, binders, lubricants, coatings,
preservatives, colorants and flavouring
agents
dosage form
Determines the physical form of the final
pharmaceutical preparation
Is a drug delivery system which is formed by
technological processing (drug formulation)
Must reflect therapeutic intentions, route of
administrations, dosing etc.
1- Pharmaceutical preparations
manufactured by pharmaceutical industry
1.1- Original pharmaceutical preparations
undergo full and very extensive
pharmacological/ toxicological and
pharmaceutical pre-clinical and clinical
development and evaluation
particularly important is the proof of
effectiveness and safety
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2- Pharmaceutical preparations
compounded individually
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Gases
Medicinal
gases, inhalation/volatile
anaesthetics (vaporised before administration
by inhalation)
Aerodispersions
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Liquids
Emulsions
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Suspensions
A dispersion
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Gels
Creams
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Pastes
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Prescription Writing
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Prescription Writing
To
Parts of prescriptions
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Parts of prescriptions
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Types of Drugs
Legend
Controlled Substances
Schedules of Controlled Drugs: These drugs are
divided into five schedules.
Drugs can be scheduled, unscheduled, or moved from
one schedule to another as the need arises.
Schedule I
Drugs in this schedule have a high abuse potential
(narcotic and hallucination effects). Examples are
heroin, marijuana.
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Controlled Substances
Schedule II
Drugs in this schedule have a high abuse potential with
severe psychic or physical dependence liability.
Included are certain narcotic analgesics, stimulants,
and depressant drugs. Examples are opium, morphine,
codeine, hydromorphone, methadone, meperidine,
oxycodone, anileridine, cocaine, amphetamine,
methamphetamine, phenmetrazine, methylphenidate,
amobarbital, pentobarbital, secobarbital,
methaqualone, and phencyclidine.
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Controlled Substances
Schedule III
Drugs in this schedule have an abuse potential less
than those in Schedules I and II and include
compounds containing limited quantities of certain
narcotic analgesic drugs, and other drugs such as
barbiturates, glutethimide, methyprylon, and
chlorphentemine. Any suppository dosage form
containing amobarbital, secobarbital, or pentobarbital is
in this schedule.
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Controlled Substances
Schedule IV
Drugs in this schedule have an abuse potential
less than those listed in Schedule III and
include such drugs as barbital, phenobarbital,
chloral hydrate, ethchlorvynol, meprobabmate,
chlordizepoxide, diazepam, oxazepam,
chloroazepate, flurazepam, etc.
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Controlled Substances
Schedule V
Drugs in this schedule have an abuse potential
less than those listed in Schedule IV and
consist primarily of preparations containing
limited quantities of certain narcotic analgesic
drugs used for antitussive and antidiarrheal
purposes.
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