Unit 2 Part 4 | General Pharmacy (BP102T) · B Pharm 1st Semester (PCI 2026 Syllabus)
Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipients: definitions, ideal characteristics and quality attributes.

Topics covered
• Definition and role of active pharmaceutical ingredients
• API quality attributes, functions and examples
• Excipients and their roles in manufacturing and tablets

Chapters
00:00 Active pharmaceutical ingredients: definition
06:46 API quality attributes, functions and examples
08:20 Excipients: manufacturing and tablet functions

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