In this video Pharma Drama aka Prof. Simon Gaisford explains how suspensions are formulated and what the medicine is trying to achieve in terms of their properties. See the video and read the full transcript below. Read the …

In this video, Pharma Drama aka Prof. Simon Gaisford will explain what hydrates and solvates are and why both are important in the design of medicines. See the video and read the full transcript below. Full video…

In this video Pharma Drama aka Prof. Simon Gaisford is going to explain what the BCS is and why it’s quite useful. See the video and read the full transcript below. Read the video transcript here: Welcome to Pharma Drama, the…

In this video Simon Gaisford, Pharma Drama, explains a research project that he is running in partnership with Down's Syndrome UK, Down's Syndrome Research Foundation UK, 21 Together and a major probiotics manufacturer. The aim is to…

After solubility, partitioning is probably the most useful behaviour that allows selection of a potential drug candidate. But how is partitioning behaviour actually quantified? Through the partition coefficient! In this snug, we look at why…

It's probably the most important physicochemical property of a drug, but what actually is solubility? Pharma Drama is here to give you the solution! In this Snug, we look at the basics of solubility - how it's defined and how it's measured.…

Have you heard of 3D printing? Of course you have! It is a technology that is revolutionising almost every sector it is applied to, including healthcare. Here, Pharma Drama explains the basics of 3D printing - what it is, how it works and…

In this video Pharma Drama looks at the basic definition of a crystalline material - how they are defined, what unit cells and polymorphs are, and why they have different physical properties. Watch the video here:…

In this video Pharma Drama looks at the basic definition of an amorphous material - how they are defined, why they should really be considered as viscous liquids, and why they have different physical properties from crystalline materials.…

We all know that medicines are often tablets and capsules right? But what are they, how do they work and how are they made? In this video PharmaDrama aka Prof. Simon Gaisford looks at the formulation of hard-shell pharmaceutical capsules.…