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Pharmaceutics is the
discipline of
pharmacy which deals with all
facets of the process of turning a
new chemical entity (NCE) into
a medication able to be safely and
effectively used by patients in
the community. Pharmaceutics is
the science of dosage form design.
There are many chemicals with
known
pharmacological properties but
a raw chemical is of no use to a
patient. Pharmaceutics deals with
the formulation of a pure drug
substance into a tablet, capsule,
suppository, injection, pessary,
cream, ointment, eye-drop,
inhalation et cetera which
is acceptable for use on or by a
patient.
Branches of pharmaceutics
include:
