This book covers the fundamentals of pharmacy. It includes an introduction to pharmacy, drugs and active ingredients, basic pharmacology, drug delivery systems, drug quality, and drug interactions.

Pharmacy is a branch of health science that plays a fundamental role in the modern healthcare system. As a discipline that combines the principles of chemistry, biology, and health sciences, pharmacy focuses on the discovery, development, production, storage, distribution, and safe and effective use of drugs. The rapid
development of pharmaceutical science over the past few decades has significantly contributed to improving the quality of life through sustainable therapeutic innovation (Siregar & Amalia, 2020).

In the context of higher health education, a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of pharmacy is an indispensable foundation for prospective pharmacists. Undergraduate pharmacy students need to master fundamental concepts encompassing the history of pharmacy development, its definition and scope, and the various branches of science that make up the holistic body of pharmaceutical knowledge. This understanding will provide a strong foundation for studying advanced materials in the pharmacy curriculum (Anief, 2018).