Department of Pharmaceutics
The Department of Pharmaceutics is one among the well-known departments in the Pharmacy. Pharmaceutics is such branch in pharmacy which encompasses many subject areas which are associated with the steps to which a drug is subjected towards the end of its development. To put it in its most simplistic way, pharmaceutics converts a drug into suitable dosage form, which is a means of administering drugs in to the body in a safe, efficient, reproducible and convenient manner. Pharmaceutics is thus concerned with the scientific and technological aspects of the design and manufacture of dosage forms.
It includes, an understanding of the basic relationship between physical chemical and biological sciences necessary for efficient design of dosage forms and drug action.
The goal of Pharmaceutics department is to produce a competent Industrial Pharmacist. Department Laboratories are well equipped with sophisticated and modern equipments like,
- HPLC
- FT-IR
- UV spectrophotometer
- Brookfield Programmable Rheometer
- USP dissolution test apparatus
- Stability testing chambers
- Rotary tablet punching machine and

Research Areas of P.G. Department
- Rotary flash evaporator etc,.
- Microparticles
- Nanocrystals
- Periodontal and buccal drug delivery Systems
- Colon Targeted drug delivery systems
- Topical and transdermal drug delivery systems
- Gastroretentive drug delivery systems
- Sustained drug delivery systems
Faculty of Pharmaceutics

Dr. M. M. Shankraiah
Professor & HOD

Smt. K. Shashirekha
Lecturer

Ms. D. Chaithra
Lecturer

Ms. R. P. Chaithra
Lecturer

Mr. Narasinga Rao
Lecturer

Mr. Siddalinga Swami
Lecturer

Smt. T. M. Sunitha
Lecturer

Ms. K. Tanmai
Lecturer

Ms. J. M. Tejaswini
Lecturer

Ms. Usha Rani
Lecturer