This lecture provides an introduction to the field of pharmacy. It defines pharmacy as both an art and science focused on preparing and providing information about medications. Key topics covered include the differences between drugs and medicines, roles of pharmacists, reasons to pursue pharmacy as a career, common symbols used in pharmacy, and basic concepts in pharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and dosage form design. The lecture aims to give attendees an overview of the basics of the pharmacy field.

2. Lecture # 01
Introduction to Pharmacy
Pakistan Pharma Career Door is thankful to Madam Kashifa Khanam for giving her
precious time. She is currently affiliated with Hilton Pharmaceuticals and serving
as Manager Quality Assurance. She completed her Bachelors in Pharmacy and then
thirst for knowledge lead her to completion of her Masters in Business
Administration (MBA). When she came to know about the mission and vision of
Pakistan Pharma Career Door, she showed her will to join as facilitator. Hope you
will all enjoy the slides.
Feel free to ask any question relating to course at numbers provided you to.
Best of Luck!
Muhammad Saquib Qureshi
Pakistan Pharma Career Door

3. INTRODUCTION TO
PHARMACY &
PHARMACEUTICS
KASHIFA KHANUM
B. PHARM, MBA

4. WHAT IS PHARMACY?
 PHARMACY DERIVED FROM WORD
“PHARMAKON” MEANS MEDICINE OR
DRUG
 IT’S GREEK WORD
 PHARMACY IS;
 ART OF DISPENSING AND PRE
PREPARING OF MEDICINE OR DRUGS
 ESTABLISHMENT AND PLACE WHERE
DRUGS OR MEDICINE ARE SOLD.

5. THE WORD PHARMACY HAS TWO
MEANINGS;
• GENERAL SENSE
• IT IS A PLACE WHERE MEDICINE
OR DRUGS ARE SOLD
• PROFESSIONAL SENSE
• IT IS THE PROFESSION, MEMBER
OF WHICH DEALS WITH
MEDICINE OR DRUGS

6. PHARMACY
 PHARMACY IS ART & SCIENCE OF PREPARATING
MEDICATION AND PROVISION OF PROVIDING
INFORMATION RELATED TO DRUG TO PUBLIC.
 PHARMACY IS THE STUDY OF SCEINCE OF DRUGS;
 WHERE THE COME FROM? - ORIGIN OF DRUG
 HOW THEY ACT ON THE BODY? - MODE OF
ACTION
 HOW TO DRUG TURN INTO MEDICINE? -
PHARMACEUTICS

7. DIFFERENCE IN
DRUG &
MEDICINE

8. DIFFERENCE IN DRUG & MEDICINE
DRUG
 A DRUG IS ANY SUBSTANCE THAT
ACT ONLIVING BODY TO ALTER THE
PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS, AND ARE
USE FOR THE PREVENTION,
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF
DISEASE.
MEDICINE
 A MEDICINE IS ANY DRUG WHICH
HAS A DEFINITE FORM & DOSE AND
ARE THERAPEUTICALLY USED FOR
THE TREATMENT OF DISEASE OF
LIVING OBJECTS.

9. PHARMACIST
 ALSO KNOWN AS DRUGGIST OR
CHEMIST, ARE HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS WHO PRACTICE IN
PHARMACY, THE FIELD OF HEALTH
SCIENCES FOCUSING ON SAFE AND
EFFECTIVE MEDICATION USE

10. REASONS TO CHOOSE PHARMACY AS
PROFESSION
 I WANT A DYNAMIC, PEOPLE ORIENTED CAREER IN HEALTHCARE.
 I WANT DIVERSE EMPLOTEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
 I WANT A FLEXIBLE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
 I WANT A CONFORTABLE INCOME.
 I WANT TO BE A PART OF A RESPECTEDD PROFESSION.

11. COMMON SYMBOLS USED IN PHARMACY

12. BOWL OF HYGEIA
 THE BOWL WITH SNAKE COILED
AROUND, IT IS CALLED THE BOWL
OF HYGIEA WITH THE SERPENT OF
EPIDAURUS.
 HYGEIA WAS AESCULAPIUS’S
DAUGHTER AND A GREEK GODDESS
OF HEALTH
 HER SYMBOL WAS SERPENT
DRINKING FROM A BOWL.

13. CADUCEUS
 THE SYMBOL OF TWO SNAKES ON A
STAFF IS CALLED CADUCEUS.
 THE STAFF DEPICTED WITH WINGS, IS
THAT OF MERCURY (ROMAN) OR
HEMES (GREEK), MESSENGER OF THE
GOD AND ALSO GOD OF COMMERCE.
 THE GREEK ROOT OF THE WORD
CADUCEUS MEANS “HERALD’S WAND”.

14. MORTAR & PESTLE
 THE MORTAR & PESTLE HAS BEEN
USED SINCE LONG AS A
PHARMACEUTICALS SYMBOLS IN
BRITAIN AND ON THE EURPEAN
MAINLAND, AND STILL WIDELY
EMPLOYED AS A PHARMACY SHOP
SIGN IN SCOTLAND.
 THE MORTAR & PESTLE ARE TOOLS OF
TRADDITIONAL PHARMACY, HENCE
THEIR USE AS AN EASILY
RECOGNIZEABLE VISUAL MOTIF.

15. RECIPE
 THE RECIPE SIGN APPEARS AT THE
START OF PRESCRIPTIONS.
 ALTHOUGH UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED
AS AN ABBREVIATION OF “RECIPE”.
 LATIN FOR TAKE THOU
 IT HAS ALSO BEEN SUGGESTEDD
THAT IT IS THE ASTRONOMICAL
SIGN OF THE PLANET JUPITER.

16. PHARMACEUTICS
 THE STUDY OF INTERFERANCE
BETWEEN DRUG/MEDICINE AND
BODY.
 THE ART ND APPLIED SCIENCE OF
DOSAGE FROM DESIGN.
 DEALS WITH MANY ASPECTS OF
INTERACTION BOTH INSIDE (INVIVO)
AND OUT SIDE (IN VITRO) BODY.

17. OBJECTIVE OF PHARMACEUTICS
 TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A DOSAGE
FORM THAT IS BOTH SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
FOR THE DRUG’S INTENDED USE!

18. A BROAD FIELD THAT DRAWS FROM MANY
DISCIPLINES
 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (ORGANIC AND INORGANIC)
 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
 ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY
 MICROBIOLOGY
 ATOMIC PHYSICS
 ENGINEERING (CHEMICAL, MATERIAL)

19. PHARMACODYNAMICS
SITE/MECHANISM OF ACTION, POTENCY,
EFFICACY, ETC
PHARMACOKINETICS
absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion

20. PHARMACOKIENETICS
 PHARMACOKINETICS DESCRIBED AS WHAT THE BODY DOES TO A DRUG, REFERS
TO THE MOVEMENT OF DRUG INTO, THROUGH, AND OUT OF THE BODY;
 ABSORPTION
 DISTRIBUTION
 ELIMINATION

21. PHARMACOKIENETICS MODEL
 ONE OF THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF PHARMACOKINETIC MODELS IS TO
DEVELOP A QUANTITATIVE METHOD TO DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP OF DRUG
CONCENTRATION, OR AMOUNT IN THE BODY, AS A FUNCTION OF TIME.

22. USES OF PHARMACOKIENETIC NODEL
 THERE ARE A WIDE VARIETY OF POTENTIAL USES FOR PHARMACOKINETIC
MODELS, WHICH INCLUDE:
 1. PREDICTION OF DRUG CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD/PLASMA OR TISSUE.
 2. CALCULATION OF A DOSAGE REGIMEN.
 3. QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF DISEASE ON DRUG
DISPOSITION.
 4. ELUCIDATION OF THE MECHANISM OF DISEASE-INDUCED ALTERATIONS IN
DRUG DISPOSITION.
 5. DETERMINATION OF THE MECHANISM FOR DRUG–DRUG INTERACTIONS.
 6. PREDICTION OF DRUG CONCENTRATION VERSUS EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS.

23. TYPES OF PHARMACOKIENETICS MODELS
 THERE ARE THREE PRIMARY TYPES OF PHARMACOKINETIC MODELS:
 COMPARTMENTAL,
 NON COMPARTMENTAL, AND
 PHYSIOLOGICAL.

24. PHARMACODYNAMICS
 PHARMACODYNAMICS IS THE STUDY OF THE BIOCHEMICAL AND
PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF DRUGS ON THE BODY OR ON MICROORGANISMS OR
PARASITES WITHIN OR ON THE BODY AND THE MECHANISMS OF DRUG ACTION
AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DRUG CONCENTRATION AND EFFECT

25. DIFFERENCE IN PHARMACODYNAMICS &
PHARMACOKIENETICS
 PHARMACODYNAMICS IS OFTEN SUMMARIZED AS THE STUDY OF WHAT A DRUG
DOES TO THE BODY, WHEREAS PHARMACOKINETICS IS THE STUDY OF WHAT
THE BODY DOES TO A DRUG. PHARMACODYNAMICS IS SOMETIMES ABBREVIATED
AS "PD", WHILE PHARMACOKINETICS CAN BE REFERRED TO AS "PK".

26. DOSAGE FORM DESIGN
STORAGE
 RATE OF DEGRADATION
(EXPIRY)
 LIQUID/SOLID?
 WHAT CONDITIONS?
 TEMPERATURE
 HUMIDITY
 WHAT CONTAINER
 HOW INERT IS IT? WHAT IS
THE RISK FOR
CONTAMINATION?
COMPATIBILITY
 ACTIVE VS. ACTIVE VS.
“INERT” INGREDIENTS
 CONTAINER (AGAIN)

27. DOSAGE FORM DESIGN
ORGANOLEPTIC
CONSIDERATIONS
 PHYSICAL APPEARANCE,
TASTE, SMELL, TACTILITY,
SIZE
 “PHARMACEUTICAL
ELEGANCE”
MANUFACTURING
 FOR A POWDER, HOW WELL
DOES IT FLOW?

28. WHAT YOU MUST KNOW TO DESIGN A
DOSAGE FORM
 PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE
DRUG
 REACTIVITY, STABILITY
 SOLUBILITY, ACID/BASE, SOLID STATE
BEHAVIOR
 BIOPHARMACEUTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
 WHAT IS THE INTENDED SITE OF ACTION?
 SYSTEMIC? TOPICAL?
 WHERE/HOW WELL IS THE DRUG
ABSORBED?
 WHAT IS THE INTENDED ONSET OF
ACTION?
 IMMEDIATE-RELEASE, SUSTAINED-
RELEASE, PULSE RELEASES

29. DOSAGE FROMS
 SOLID DOSAGE FORMS
 POWDERS
 TABLETS
 CAPSULES (HARD, SOFT)
 SUPPOSITORIES*
 OINTMENT, CREAM, GEL, ETC.*
 AEROSOL
 LOZENGE
 CIGARETTE
 LIQUID DOSAGE FORMS
 SOLUTIONS
 SUSPENSIONS
 (GAS)

30. DOSAGE FORM
POWDER
 WHEN THE TERM ‘‘POWDER’’ IS
REFERRED TO AS A DOSAGE FORM,
IT REPRESENTS A FORMULATION
THAT IS A MIXTURE OF POWDERED
DRUG AND EXCIPIENTS.
TABLETS
 ACCORDING TO THE USP, TABLETS ARE
SOLID DOSAGE FORMS, CONTAINING
MEDICINAL SUBSTANCES WITH OR
WITHOUT SUITABLE DILUENTS. THEY
MAY BE CLASSED, ACCORDING TO THE
METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, AS
COMPRESSED TABLETS OR MOLDED
TABLETS.

31. DOSAGE FORM
CAPSULES
 CAPSULES ARE SOLID DOSAGE
FORMS IN WHICH THE DRUG
SUBSTANCE IS ENCLOSED IN EITHER
A HARD OR SOFT, SOLUBLE
CONTAINER OR SHELL OF A
SUITABLE FORM OF GELATIN.
SUPPOSITORIES
 A SUPPOSITORY IS A DRUG
DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT IS INSERTED
INTO THE RECTUM (RECTAL
SUPPOSITORY), VAGINA (VAGINAL
SUPPOSITORY) OR URETHRA
(URETHRAL SUPPOSITORY), WHERE
IT DISSOLVES OR MELTS AND IS
ABSORBED INTO THE BLOOD
STREAM. THEY ARE USED TO
DELIVER BOTH SYSTEMICALLY AND
LOCALLY ACTING MEDICATIONS.

32. DOSAGE FORM
TOPICAL
(OINTMENT, CREAM, GEL, ETC.)
 MEDICATIONS ARE APPLIED TO THE
SKIN OR ITS APPENDAGES OR
INSERTED INTO BODY ORIfiCES IN
LIQUID, SEMISOLID, OR SOLID
FORM.
AEROSOLE
 THE TERM AEROSOL IS USED TO
DENOTE VARIOUS SYSTEMS
RANGING FROM THOSE OF A
COLLOIDAL NATURE TO SYSTEMS
CONSISTING OF PRESSURIZED
PACKAGES. AEROSOLS HAVE BEEN
DEfiNED AS COLLOIDAL SYSTEMS
CONSISTING OF VERY fiNELY
SUBDIVIDED LIQUID OR SOLID
PARTICLES, DISPERSED IN AND
SURROUNDED BY A GAS.

33. DOSAGE FORM
 LIQUID DOSAGE FORM (SOLUTION, SUSPENSION, EMULSION)
 THESE DOSAGE FORMS ARE PREPARED BY EMPLOYING PHARMACEUTICALLY AND
THERAPEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE VEHICLES. THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT(S) MAY BE
DISSOLVED IN AQUEOUS MEDIA, AN ORGANIC SOLVENT, OR A COMBINATION OF
THE TWO, BY SUSPENDING THE DRUG (IF IT IS INSOLUBLE) IN AN APPROPRIATE
MEDIUM OR BY INCORPORATING THE ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT
INTO ONE OF THE PHASES OF AN OIL AND WATER EMULSION.

34. DOSAGE FROM
 LIGHT
 UV
  RAYS

35. ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION
 ORAL
 PARENTERAL
 IV, IM, SC, ETC.
 OPHTHALMIC, OTIC
 NASAL
 RECTAL, VAGINAL, URETHRAL
 BUCCAL
 TOPICAL

36. ANALYSIS OF PHARMACEUTICL PRODUCTS
 THE PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE
QUALITY, PURITY, IDENTITY, AND STRENGTH OF EACH LOT OF DRUG PRODUCT
MANUFACTURED. ONE MANDATORY CONTROL STRATEGY IS TO ENSURE THAT
THE LOT ‘‘CONFORMS TO SPECIfiCATION,’’ WHICH MEANS THAT THE DRUG
PRODUCT (FORMULATED PREPARATION), WHEN TESTED TO THE LISTED
ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES, WILL MEET THE LISTED ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA.1
SPECIfiCATIONS ARE CRITICAL QUALITY STANDARDS.

37. QUALITY ASSURANCE & QUALITY
CONTROL IN PHARMA INDUSTRY
 INDUSTRY,TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THESE GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
AND WITH THEIR OWN INTERNAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, HAS DEVELOPED
VERY SOPHISTICATED QUALITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH WELL-DEFINED
RESPONSIBILITIES.
 IT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED THAT QA AND QC HAVE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS WITHIN
AN ORGANIZATION; ALTHOUGH BOTH ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THE QUALITY
UNIT AS IDENTIFIED IN THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS TITLE 21 (CFR)

38. QUALITY ASSURANCE & QUALITY
CONTROL IN PHARMA INDUSTRY
 QC MOST COMMONLY FUNCTIONS TO TEST AND MEASURE MATERIAL AND
PRODUCT.
 QA ESTABLISHES SYSTEMS FOR ENSURING THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT.
FIRMS MUST DECIDE UPON THE EXACT ROLES THEY WISH QC AND QA TO
PERFORM IN OPERATIONS AND PUT THESE DEFINITIONS IN WRITING.

39. OBJECTIVE OF THIS COURSE
KNOWLEDGE SHARING
OVERVIEW OF BASICS OF PHARMACY

40. ASK QUESTION

41. REFERENCE
 REMINGTON – AN INTRODUCTION TO PHARMACY
 http://www.msdmanuals.com/professional/clinical-
pharmacology/pharmacokinetics/overview-of-pharmacokinetics
 21 CFR