Galenic formulation deals with the principles of preparing and compounding medicines in order to optimize their
absorption. Galenic formulation is named after
Claudius Galen, a 2nd Century AD
Greek
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physician
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, who codified the preparation of drugs using multiple ingredients. Today, galenic formulation is part of
pharmaceutical formulation
Pharmaceutical formulation, in pharmaceutics, is the process in which different chemical substances, including the active drug, are combined to produce a final medicinal product. The word ''formulation'' is often used in a way that includes dosage ...
. The pharmaceutical formulation of a medicine affects the
pharmacokinetics,
pharmacodynamics
Pharmacodynamics (PD) is the study of the biochemical and physiologic effects of drugs (especially pharmaceutical drugs). The effects can include those manifested within animals (including humans), microorganisms, or combinations of organisms ...
and
safety profile of a
drug.
See also
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Formulations
Formulation is a term used in various senses in various applications, both the material and the abstract or formal. Its fundamental meaning is the putting together of components in appropriate relationships or structures, according to a formul ...
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Pharmaceutical formulation
Pharmaceutical formulation, in pharmaceutics, is the process in which different chemical substances, including the active drug, are combined to produce a final medicinal product. The word ''formulation'' is often used in a way that includes dosage ...
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ADME
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Pharmacology
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Medicinal chemistry
Medicinal or pharmaceutical chemistry is a scientific discipline at the intersection of chemistry and pharmacy involved with designing and developing pharmaceutical drugs. Medicinal chemistry involves the identification, synthesis and developme ...
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Pesticide formulation The biological activity of a pesticide, be it chemical or biological in nature, is determined by its active ingredient (AI - also called the ''active substance''). Pesticide products very rarely consist of pure technical material. The AI is usually ...
Medicinal chemistry
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