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Drug synergism Drug synergism: This is an interaction between two or more drugs that causes the total effect of the

What is Pharmacology? Pharmacology is the science of drugs (Greek pharmakos, medicine or drug; and logos, study). In actual use,

Introduction Pharmaceutical or drug dosage form is a combination of an active ingredient with suitable excipients. Active ingredients are the

INTRODUCTION  Many pharmaceutical solids can exist in different physical forms. It is well recognised that drug substances can be amorphous

Introduction The biological availability of a drug is a result of many processes. Factors such as low solubility, slow dissolution

INTRODUCTION Formulation development and optimization is an ongoing process in the design, manufacture and marketing of any therapeutic agent. Formulation

Introduction The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicine Agency (EMEA) have issued guidelines under which pharmaceutical companies

Philosophy of Pharmaceutics The concept of pharmaceutics as applied in the specialty of Pharmacy encompasses a broad spectrum of inter-related

Introduction to Antimicrobial Resistance   Antimicrobials are drugs which are used to treat various cases of infectious diseases in humans, animals

Pharmacy Schools in Canada are schools where Pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians are trained. They are usually in universities where they

Introduction  Tableting is a complex multi- stage process. It is the method of processing drugs into tablet dosage forms. These

Pharmaceutical aerosols are products that contain therapeutically active ingredients which are packed under pressure and are previously released upon activation of an appropriate actuator and valve system. Aerosols dosage forms can be topically, orally, nasally, and systemically inhaled

The manufacturing process of Pharmaceutical suspensions can be said to be the large scale or industrial-scale production of pharmaceutical suspensions by pharmaceutical companies. Pharmaceutical suspensions can be defined as liquid dosage forms containing finely divided insoluble materials (the suspensoid) distributed somewhat uniformly throughout the suspending medium (suspending vehicle) in which the drug exhibits a minimum degree of solubility. This dosage form is used for providing a liquid dosage forms for insoluble or poorly soluble drugs, for drugs that are unstable in an aqueous medium for extended periods of time. Such drugs are most frequently supplied as dry powder for reconstitution at the time of dispensing

Quality control in pharmaceutical industries can be defined as a procedure or set of procedures designed to ensure the output of uniform batches of drugs to the established specifications of pharmaceutical formulations. It is an essential operation in the production of drugs. Quality control essentially requires organization and strict quality checks at each level of production in an industry.This article is aimed at  providing a short review of steps and tests of quality control for pharmaceutical tablets