Pharma CareersIntroduction The chemical substances from natural origin, either used directly or indirectly without modifying its chemical composition is called as crude drugs. Crude drugs mainly categorize in two main categories one is organised crude drugs and other is unorganised crude drugs. Organised crude drugs are the direct organs of the plant or animals for example, … Read more
Introduction Pharmacognosy word is derived from two Greek words, pharmakon means drugs and gignosco means to acquire knowledge of something. The term pharmacognosy is first termed by German scientist Seydler (1815), in his work “Analacta Pharmacognistica”. Pharmacognosy is the systemic study of crude drugs obtained from natural origin like plant, animal and minerals. Pharmacognosy is … Read more
Introduction Nucleic acids are the large biomolecules that store, encode and transmit genetic data from one generation to another in the form of DNA and RNA. Each functional unit of nucleic acid is called as nucleotide. Each nucleotide is made up of three parts: a phosphoric acid residue, a sugar and a nitrogen containing heterocyclic … Read more
Introduction Proteins are complex, naturally occurring polymers of amino acids held together by peptide bonds. They are crosslinked between chains by sulfhydryl bonds, hydrogen bonds and van der wall forces. Proteins have highly complex chemical composition than any other biologically active compound. Proteins are made up of 20 alpha amino acids. Proteins comes in many … Read more
Introduction Lipids are fatty organic compounds which make up the building blocks of structure and function of cells of living organisms. Lipids are insoluble in water and soluble in nonpolar solvents. Like other biomolecules lipids also plays an important role in human life and other living organisms. Lipids serve various functions in biological systems, including … Read more
Introduction to Preformulation Preformulation is first phase in the formulation of new dosage form a new drug substance. When new drug is discovered, it needs to be restructured into the appropriate dosage form to produce desired action at a particular site. Preformulation is a study of physical and chemical properties of the drug substance alone … Read more
All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA)- Recruitment of pharmacist post 2024 All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) published latest notification for the recruitment of various non-teaching posts (pharmacist) by direct recruitment or deputation. The job location will be AIIA, New Delhi and its satellite centre at AIIA, Goa. All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) is … Read more
Introduction Carbohydrates or carbs are the biomolecules containing sugars, starches and fibres found in some foods. Chemically carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones, or compounds derived from their hydrolysis. Carbohydrates generally contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The general formula for Carbohydrates is Cn(H2O)n. Where n is number of carbon atoms. Carbohydrates are also known as … Read more
Impurities Impurities in pharmaceutical substances are the unwanted chemical substances in the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) or developed during formulation or upon ageing of both API and formulation. In simple words, any component that is not a formulation ingredient is known as impurity. The presence of these impurities affects the safety and efficacy of the … Read more
Introduction Pharmaceutical analysis is a branch of chemistry, which deals with the study of various processes that are involves- the identification, determination, quantitation and purification. It is mainly used for the separation of the components from the mixture and for the determination of the structure of the compounds that make up pharmaceuticals, and are combined … Read more