• History of profession of pharmacy in India in relation to pharmacy education, industry, pharmacy practice and various professional associations • Pharmacy as a career • Pharmacopoeia: introduction to IP,BP,USP,NF and extra Pharmacopoeia: salient features of Indian pharmacopoeia

Packaging materials: types, selection criteria, advantages and disadvantages of glass, plastic, metal, rubber as packaging materials Pharmaceutical aids: organoleptic(colouring, flavouring and sweetening) agent Preservatives: Defintion , types with examples and uses

Unit operations: definition, objectives, applications, principles Construction and working of Size reduction: hammer mill and ball mill Size separation: classification powder according to IP, cyclone separator, sieves and standard of sieves Mixing: double cone blender, turbine mixer, triple roller mill and silverson mixer homogenizer Filtration: theory of filtration, membrane filter and sintered glass filter Drying: working of fluidized bed dryer and process of freeze drying Extraction: definition, classification, method and application

Tablets: coated and uncoated various modified tablets(sustained release extended-release,fast dissolving, double layered) Capsules: hard and soft gelatin capsules Liquid oral preparations: solution, syrup, elixir, emulsion, suspension, dry powder for reconstitution Topical preparations: ointments, creams, pastes, gels, liniments and lotions, suppositories and pessaries Nasal preparations and ear preparations Powders and granules: insufflations, dusting powders effervescent powder and effervescent granules Sterile formulations: injectables, eye drops and eye ointments Immunological products: sera, vaccines, toxoids and their manufacturing methods.

Basic structure, layout, sections and activities of pharmaceutical manufacturing plants quality control and quality assurance:Definitions and concept of quality control & quality assurance, current good manufacturing practice(cGMP),introduction to concept of calibration and validation Novel drug delivery system: Introduction, classification with examples advantages and challenges