What is Pharmaceutics?

Question 1

What is Pharmaceutics?

Answer 1

-Describes the conversion of a drug to a medicine
-Broad theme that covers several bujects including the underpinning of science, formulation, manufacturing
-Product performance, testing, microbiological perspective

Question 2

What is pharmaceutical microbiology?

Answer 2

-The number of micro organisms acceptable in a medicine depends on the type of dosage form

-micro organisms can cause disease and they also have the capacity to spoil medicines

Question 3

What is product Performance Testing?

Answer 3

-Need to be certain that a product meets the standards that are required of it

• Disintegration test
  -Dissolution test

Question 4

What are excipients?

Answer 4

-Other inactive ingredients

Question 5

What is the simple definition of pharmaceutics?

Answer 5

-describes the conversion of a drug to a medicine

-Through physical pharmacy, biopharmaceutics, formulation, manufacturing, product performance testing and microbiology