Drug-excipient compatibility studies represent an important phase in drug development. Before a drug substance is formulated into the desired dosage form, there is need for…
In this enlightening chat with Pharm. Abel, Samuel, Pharmacist Ahmed Yahaya, the Chief Pharmacist in the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, and a certified fellow of…
Stability analysis is an area of great interest in preformulation studies. It is a complex set of procedures performed on candidate drug molecules or dosage…
While poor management has been identified as the major reason why most businesses fail, insufficient or ill-timed financing may be seen as a close second…
Professor Emmanuel Ibezim, is a professor of pharmaceutics, and out gone dean of Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. In this exclusive interview…
Drug products have often been counterfeited, and the consequences are well understood to have affected the credibility of public health systems around the globe, as…
Solubility is an essential and extensively studied preformulation parameter. It focuses on drug-solvent system that could occur during drug delivery. Such information is important to…
Social psychology is the scientific study of how people’s thought, feelings and behaviours are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others. Social…
The development of an efficient dosage form usually starts with preformulation studies. These studies are designed to investigate and deliver all necessary data useful to…
Product counterfeiting is a global public menace that cuts across all segments of production. The incidence dates back to the ages and is motivated by…
The development of an efficient dosage form is usually a long and complex process that involves a lot of capital and teamwork from different disciplines.…
1. Mesopotamia (current Iraq and Iran) 2600BC They were the first to put medicinal knowledge into writing and so were regarded as the forerunner of the…
Glass containers are among the primary packaging material that has found use in the pharmaceutical industries. A large number of pharmaceutical formulations have been packaged using…
Pharmacy is a noble profession which offers various opportunities to students upon graduation. Professional world differ greatly from the university life and as a young…
Having been in community practice for quite some time, I have come to realize that packaging of pharmaceutical products is a production process which every drug…
At the end of every drug formulation process, drugs are usually protected against biological contamination and all adverse external factors like moisture, light, oxygen, mechanical…
Pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria have come a long way despite the various challenges facing the pharmaceutical sector. The journey to drug manufacturing started in Nigeria…
Solid dosage form refers essentially to pharmaceutical drug products in the form of tablets, capsules, powders, granules, lozenges, and suppositories containing an active drug component…
