Unit 5 Part 1 | General Pharmacy (BP102T) · B Pharm 1st Semester (PCI 2026 Syllabus)
Semisolid dosage forms (ointments, creams, gels, pastes): properties, advantages and limitations, types of ointment bases, excipients, and ointment preparation by fusion and incorporation.

Topics covered
• Semisolid dosage forms: ointments, creams, gels and pastes
• Rheology, spreadability, performance and trade-offs
• Ointments: definition, typical character and purposes
• Hydrocarbon, absorption, water-removable and water-soluble bases
• Semisolid formulation excipients and selection criteria
• Ointment preparation by fusion and incorporation

Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Unit 5
02:19 Semisolid dosage forms: definition and types
11:05 Properties, advantages and limitations
17:44 Ointments: overview and purposes
20:55 Types of ointment bases
28:30 Semisolid formulation excipients
34:00 Ointment preparation: fusion and incorporation

Study General pharmacy in order
Previous lesson — Emulsions, Unit 4 Part 5:
https://youtu.be/Iycad2eASYg

Next lesson — Pastes, creams and gels, Unit 5 Part 2:
https://youtu.be/651sEXcl3sA

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