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 physician, who codified the preparation of drugs using multiple ingredients.
Today, galenic formulation is part of pharmaceutical formulation.
The pharmaceutical formulation of a medicine affects the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety profile of a drug.
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