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 3rd 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 has an impact on the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety profile of a drug.

[edit] References

• Damien G, Huet de Barochez B, Schiavi P., Galenic development and pharmacokinetic profile of indapamide sustained release 1.5 mg, Clin Pharmacokinet. 1999;37 Suppl 1:13-9.

[edit] See also

• Pharmaceutical formulation
• ADME
• Pharmacology
• Medicinal chemistry