About Book
This book has been thoughtfully written to provide a comprehensive foundation in the Profession of Pharmacy, fully aligned with the undergraduates New pharmacy curriculum. It begins with an overview of the history and evolution of pharmacy in India, tracing major milestones in pharmacy education, pharmaceutical industries, and professional organizations. The diverse roles and responsibilities of pharmacists across retail, hospital, clinical, and industrial settings are clearly highlighted to broaden the learner’s perspective.
The book introduces key pharmacopoeias such as the IP, BP, and USP, and offers essential insights into prescriptions—their structure, interpretation, handling, and the relevant Latin terminologies—thereby strengthening fundamental dispensing competencies. A dedicated section on pharmaceutical calculations and posology ensures that students develop accuracy and confidence in core mathematical skills.
Subsequently, the text presents a structured introduction to dosage forms and routes of drug administration, emphasizing the importance of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipients. The latter half of the book provides an in-depth exploration of dosage form science, enabling students to build a strong conceptual and practical understanding of formulation fundamentals.
About Author
Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Subhashree Sahoo Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Subhashree Sahoo is working as Professor cum HOD Pharmaceutics, Kanak Manjari Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rourkela, India. Dr. Sahoo pursued her Diploma in Pharmacy from Women’s Polytechnic, Bhubaneswar, India in the year 1996 followed by Bachelor in Pharmacy from Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT), Rourkela, India in the year 2004 and Master of Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics) from BPUT in the year 2006. Later, she did her PhD in Pharmacy from Sambalpur University, Odisha, India in the year 2015. She is GATE qualified. Dr. Sahoo joined as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics w.e.f. 18th December, 2006, promoted to Professor in the year 2015. She has contributed 39 scientific papers in International and National journals with 700 citations; and four patents. She has a research aptitude and gathered experience of three months in BARC, Mumbai on animal experimentation. As a research guide, Dr. Sahoo has supervised 36 M. Pharm students and also guiding six Ph.D. scholars.
Prof. Nikhil S Bhujbal is pursuing Ph.D in Pharmacy from Vels University, Chennai. He has completed his M. Pharm from Shankarrao Ursal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research Center, Kharadi, Pune and B. Pharm from SGRS College of Pharmacy, Saswad, Pune. Currently, he is working as Principal at Late Shree Fakirbhai Pansare Education Foundation College of Pharmacy, Pune. He has 10 years of Teaching and Research experience in the Department of Pharmaceutics. His research areas are Nanotechnology, Preformulation studies. He has published 35+ research and review articles in International Journals and National Scientific Peer Reviewed Journals having High Impact factor. He has published 3 patents in his name and has published 4 text books as per PCI syllabus for B.Pharmacy
Mr. Satyendra Kumar Verma Mr. Satyendra Kumar Verma has done his schooling from RRD Inter college, sitapur (U.P), Bachelor of Pharmacy from Institute of Pharmacy, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi (UP) and Master of Pharmacy from Institute of Pharmacy Dr. APJ Kalam University, Indore (M.P). He has more than 18 years of pharmaceutical Industrial experience of Manufacturing Dosage forms like Oral Solids and Oral Liquids. He is Currently working as Assistant Manager in the production department in Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Baddi, Himachal Pradesh. He has faced many international GMP Inspections like EMA (European Union), ANVISA (Brazil), MCA (TGA (Australia), The Ministry of Health-Minzdrav (Russian Federation), etc.
Mrs. Harshali Girish Kale has completed her B.Pharm and M.Pharm in Pharmacy from KBC NMU University, Jalgaon. Currently, she serves as an Assistant Professor at Late Shree Fakirbhai Pansare Education Foundation College of Pharmacy, Pune. With 4 years of teaching and research experience in Pharmaceutics, her research focuses on Formulation and Stabilities studies. She has published review articles in high-impact international journals and has applied for research grants from state and central government funding agencies. Additionally, she assists in establishing a Research and Innovation Cell in the college and has worked as an evaluator for B.Pharmacy university projects.
Mrs. Prathyusha Madireddy Prathyusha Madireddy is a academician with over 10 years of experience in the field of pharmacy and research. She has worked on microspheres, Novel drug delivery systems, herbal formulations and publishes work in reputed peer reviewed journals. She also published 2 patents. Her interests include innovative teaching and evidence based practices in research. She is currently serving as Associate Professor with a background in Pharmacy. She is passionate about study on natural products. She aims to contribute to innovative, evidence based pharmaceutical development.
