About Book
The Text Book of Basics of Python Programming for Pharmaceutical Sciences is a student-friendly and application-oriented resource prepared for B.Pharm learners who need a clear introduction to programming in the context of healthcare, pharmaceutical data, and scientific problem-solving. The book begins with the foundations of Python, including installation, use of development environments, variables, data types, operators, input-output statements, string handling, and the use of standard and third-party libraries. It then develops the learner's ability to write logical programs through conditional statements, loops, functions, and modular problem-solving approaches. The text further introduces important data structures such as lists, tuples, and dictionaries, along with file handling, CSV operations, and the basics of NumPy for scientific numerical work. A major strength of the book is its direct focus on pharmaceutical applications, including dosage-related examples, BMI calculation, healthcare datasets, pharmacokinetic data handling, ADR reporting, and dissolution-related illustrations. The later chapters provide a practical introduction to Pandas for tabular data handling, cleaning, filtering, grouping, and summarization, followed by Matplotlib for scientific plotting and interpretation of pharmaceutical data. Throughout the book, concepts are explained in simple language and reinforced through worked examples, chapter-wise explanations, and question banks designed for academic preparation and practical understanding. Overall, the book serves as a relevant introductory guide for pharmacy students who want to build basic programming confidence and apply Python meaningfully in pharmaceutical sciences.
About Author
Dr. Abhishek Dwivedi is Professor and Principal, in Dr Satyendra Kumar Memorial College of Pharmacy RKDF University Bhopal M.P. India He is life member of various Societies viz Society of Pharmacognosy , APTI,IPA, Asian Council of Science and Life Science Leaflets. He is actively engaged in research and has published over 93 articles in National and International journal of repute, besides he has also participated and presented papers in many National and International conferences about 45 paper and poster presentations. And also published 10 books national and international levels and 06 book chapters ,15 Indian and International patents on his name guided 40 PG and 5 Ph.D awarded and 8 Ph.D Scholars register under his guidance. Received Best Distinguish Professor Award by IPA in the year 2021. 03 international visit and attend the conferences at Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology University in Malaysia, Chiang Mai University Thailand and Universal College of Medical Sciences Nepal, also serving as Editor, International Journal of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Associate Editor, Int. J. of Drug Discovery and Herbal Research, Associate Director in Sakun Publication House. He is associated with many esteemed journals as member of the Editorial board also involved in teaching and research related to Herbal Medicine. His area of research includes Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology, Standardization of Herbal Drugs, Biodiversity of plants, Phytochemistry of Plants etc.
Dr. Punit Singh is Associate Professor Sri Sathya Sai Institute Of Pharmaceutical Sciences RKDF University Bhopal M.P. India He is life member of various Societies viz APTI, IPA,.He is actively engaged in research and has published over 10 articles in National and International journal of repute, having 5 patents. Besides he has also participated and presented papers in many National and International conferences about 10 paper and poster presentations. And also published 05 book chapters , on his name guided 15 PG Students 05 Research Scholars register under his guidance. His area of research includes Pharmacology, Standardization of Herbal Drugs, Drug Interaction etc.
Dr. Abhishek Kumar is an Associate Professor Sri Sathya Sai Institute Of Pharmaceutical Sciences RKDF University Bhopal M.P. India He is life member of various Societies viz APTI, IPA,. He is actively engaged in research and has published over 5 articles in National and International journal of repute, besides he has also participated and presented papers in many National and International conferences about 8 paper and poster presentations. And also published 01 book chapters , on his name guided 5 PG awarded and 3 Ph.D Scholars register under his guidance. Received Best Distinguish Assistant Professor Award by IPA in the year 2021. His area of research includes Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology, Standardization of Herbal Drugs, Biodiversity of plants, Phytochemistry of Plants etc.
Dr. Kuldeep Upadhayay is Associate Professor, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences RKDF University Bhopal M.P. India He is life member of various Societies viz APTI, IPA,. He is actively engaged in research and has published over 3 articles in National and International journal of repute, besides he has also participated and presented papers in many National and International conferences about 10 paper and poster presentations. And also published 04. book chapters and 3 patents on his name guided 4 PG awarded and 2 Ph.D Scholars register under his guidance.
Dr. Vivek Upadhyay, Associate Professor, Vedica College of Pharmacy Polytechnic, RKDF University Bhopal M.P. India He is life member of APTI. He is actively engaged in research and has published over 7 articles in National and International journal of repute, besides he has also participated and presented papers in many National and International conferences about 07 paper and poster presentations. He guided 5 PG students and 2 Ph.D Scholars register under his guidance
