This document provides an introduction to pharmaceutical analysis. It discusses how pharmaceutical analysis involves extracting, preparing, and purifying chemical substances used in medicine. Various sources of substances used in pharmaceuticals are described, including plants, animals, minerals, and microorganisms. Analytical chemistry is introduced as the branch dealing with separating, identifying, and purifying samples of medicine. The significance of quantitative analysis in quality control, assaying, identification of compounds, determination of impurities, development of new products, diagnosis, farming, chemical research, and medical/biological research is outlined. Maximum yield and safeguarding public health are also discussed as applications of analytical techniques.