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2. INTRODUCTION: Dosage form. Ingredients, Product formulation.3. GALENICAL PREPARATIONS: Infusions. Decoctions. Extracts. Fluidextracts. Tinctures. Aromatic Waters.4. EXTRACTION PROCESSES: Maceration: Purpose and process. Percolation:Purpose and Process. Liquid-Liquid extraction. Large scale extraction.5. SOLVENTS USED IN PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS.6. ORAL SOLUTIONS,SYRUPS,ELIXIRS AND SPIRITS: Solutions and theirpreparation, dry mixtures for solution, oral rehydrate solutions, oral colonicleverage solution. Syrup: components and preparation of Syrups. Elixirs:Preparation of elixirs, medicated and non-medicated elixirs.7. ORAL SUSPENSIONS, EMULSIONS, MAGMA AND GELS: Preparations,Examples, and Importance.8. TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS: Introduction ofOintments, Creams, Pastes, Poultice, Plasters, Lotions, Liniments, Topical gels,Topical Tinctures, Collodions, Topical solutions, Topical Powders, Percutaneousabsorption, Transdermal systems in use.9. OPHTHALMIC, NASAL AND OTIC PREPARATIONS: Ophthalmicsolutions, suspensions, ointment, inserts, contact lens solutions. Nasaldecongestant solutions, Decongestant inhalers. Ear preparations: Anti-infective,anti-inflammatory and analgesic.10. SUPPOSITORIES AND VAGINAL SUPPOSITORIES: Semi-solidPreparations, Suppositories bases, preparation, packaging and storage,Solutions/Enemas.11. AEROSOLS, INHALATIONS AND SPRAYS: Aerosol: Principle, containerand valve assembly, Propellants, filling, testing, packaging, labeling and storage.12. POWDERS, CAPSULES, TABLET DOSAGE FORMS: Preparation ofPowders, mixing of powders, uses and packaging of powders, granules,116 | Pakistan Pharmacist Federation; www.pharmacistfed.pk,www.pharmafed.wordpress.com, www.pharmarev.com, info@pharmacistfed.pk,