Physical Pharmacy is the branch of pharmacy that concentrates on the application of physic and chemistry to the study of pharmacy. In other words, physical pharmacy serves as principles that guide the pharmaceutical development. It also serves as the basis for the understanding of drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination that happen during the course of drug treatment.
Rationale for studying Physical Pharmacy: In order to prepare pharmaceuticals, the pharmacy graduates should have knowledge about the standard set of conditions to prepare, analyze and characterize the various types of products. In other words, proficiency in different aspects of Physical Pharmacy will help them perform the duties and responsibilities in the QC (quality control) and QA (quality assurance) departments in the pharmaceutical industries properly.