AIAPGET Homeopathy Homeopathic Pharmacy Syllabus

Homeopathic Pharmacy syllabus — full chapter and topic list

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1. 1

   Pharmacy Principles

   3 topics

   • Basic Concepts
   • Methods of Drug Preparation
   • Potentization
2. 2

   Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia

   3 topics

   • Standards
   • Monographs
   • Quality Control
3. 3

   Drug Laws and Ethics

   3 topics

   • Legal Aspects
   • Ethical Practice
   • Regulatory Affairs

Homeopathic Pharmacy flashcards for AIAPGET Homeopathy

20 of 51 cards from the Homeopathic Pharmacy deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. What is Homeopathic Pharmacy?

   The branch of pharmacy concerned with the collection, identification, preparation, standardization, dispensing and preservation of homeopathic medicines according to the principles laid down in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia.

2. On which fundamental principle of homeopathy is the whole system based?

   'Similia Similibus Curentur' — let likes be cured by likes; a substance that produces symptoms in a healthy person can cure similar symptoms in a sick person.

3. What is a 'drug proving' (Homeopathic Pathogenetic Trial)?

   The systematic testing of a drug substance on healthy human volunteers to record the symptoms it produces, which form the drug's therapeutic indications (Materia Medica).

4. Define 'mother tincture' in homeopathy and its standard abbreviation.

   The mother tincture (abbreviated Q or Ø) is the basic liquid preparation made from soluble drug substances, representing the most concentrated liquid stock from which potencies are prepared.

5. What is a 'vehicle' in homeopathic pharmacy? Give examples.

   An inert, therapeutically inactive substance used to prepare, dilute, preserve or dispense medicines. Examples: purified water, alcohol (ethanol), glycerine, sugar of milk (lactose), globules, cane sugar and distilled water.

6. What is the principal vehicle used for triturating insoluble substances?

   Sugar of milk (lactose/saccharum lactis).

7. What is 'dynamization' or 'potentization'?

   The process of preparing homeopathic potencies by serial dilution accompanied by succussion (for liquids) or trituration (for solids), which is believed to release and intensify the medicinal/dynamic power of the drug.

8. Name the four main methods/sources for preparing homeopathic drug substances.

   From the plant kingdom, animal kingdom, mineral/chemical kingdom, and nosodes/sarcodes (biological products like diseased tissues or healthy secretions).

9. What is a 'nosode'?

   A homeopathic preparation made from diseased tissue, morbid products, or disease causative agents (e.g., Tuberculinum, Psorinum, Medorrhinum).

10. What is a 'sarcode'?

    A homeopathic preparation made from healthy tissues, glands or secretions of animals or humans (e.g., Thyroidinum, Adrenalinum, Insulinum).

11. What is the centesimal (C) scale of potency and its dilution ratio?

    The centesimal scale uses a dilution ratio of 1:100 at each step — 1 part drug to 99 parts vehicle, succussed/triturated. Denoted by C (e.g., 6C, 30C, 200C).

12. What is the decimal (X or D) scale of potency and its dilution ratio?

    The decimal scale uses a dilution ratio of 1:10 at each step — 1 part drug to 9 parts vehicle. Denoted by X or D (e.g., 6X, 12X).

13. What is the dilution ratio of the LM (50 millesimal / Q) potency scale?

    1:50,000 (1 part of drug to 50,000 parts of vehicle) at each potentization step; introduced by Hahnemann in the 6th edition of the Organon.

14. What is 'succussion'?

    The process of forcefully shaking/striking the liquid potency container against a firm, elastic surface a fixed number of times (typically 10 strokes) at each dilution step to potentize liquid preparations.

15. What is 'trituration' in homeopathic preparation?

    The process of grinding/levigating an insoluble drug substance with sugar of milk in graded proportions to reduce particle size and render it soluble and potentized, usually carried up to the 3X potency.

16. In Hahnemannian trituration, how long is each grinding/scraping cycle and what is the total time per potency step?

    Each potency step involves 6 minutes grinding + 4 minutes scraping, repeated three times, totaling about 1 hour (60 minutes) per centesimal potency step.

17. At which trituration potency does an insoluble substance generally become soluble so that further potencies can be made in liquid form?

    At the 3X (or 3C) trituration, after which the substance is rendered soluble in water/alcohol and can be carried forward by succussion in liquid medium.

18. What is the difference between the Hahnemannian and Korsakovian methods of potentization?

    Hahnemannian uses a fresh, separate vial for each dilution step (multiple-vial). Korsakovian (denoted CK or K) uses a single vial that is emptied and refilled, assuming the adhering film (~1%) carries the drug for the next step.

19. What is the fluxion method of potentization?

    A machine-based continuous-flow method where a stream of water/diluent flows through the vial to achieve very high potencies rapidly (e.g., used for M, 10M, 50M, CM potencies).

20. Convert: how many decimal (X) steps equal one centesimal (C) step?

    Two decimal steps equal one centesimal step (e.g., 2X = 1C, 6X = 3C, 12X = 6C).

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