Pharmaceutics, science and art of making medicines, is a primary subject in any pharmacy programme. The present text orients the pharmaceutics practical to suit the need of Pharm D programme students and the teachers as well. Realizing the educational background of just entered first year students, the text attempts to present the entire Pharmacy Council of India syllabus in a simple, understandable and performable manner.

The outstanding features are:

· Questions and Answers provided at the end of each experiment to help the students understanding the use of each preparation/experiment and easily face viva voce during practical examination.

· Patient counseling points for each of the preparation.

· Principles and Experimental Procedures written in an easily adoptable style.

Contents: 1. Systems of Measurement and Common Household Measures. 2. Labelling of Medicines. 3. Syrups. 4. Elixirs. 5. Linctuses. 6. Solutions. 7. Liniments. 8. Mixtures. 9. Lotions. 10. Emulsions. 11. Powders. 12. Suppositories. 13. Incompatibilities. Bibliography.