- (used with a sing. verb) The science of preparing and dispensing drugs.
- (used with a pl. verb) Pharmaceutical preparations; medicinal drugs.
pharmaceutics
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(fär'mə-sū'tĭks)
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- The science of preparing and dispensing drugs.
- Pharmaceutical preparations; medicinal drugs.
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1. pharmacy.
2. pharmaceutical preparations.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,
Synonym: pharmacy
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Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy that 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 dosage form. Branches of pharmaceutics include:
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacogenomics
- Pharmaceutical formulation
- Pharmaceutical technology
See also
- Pharmacognosy
- Pharmaceutical company
- Nicholas Culpeper - 17th Century English Physician who translated and used 'pharmocological texts'.
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