This book aims to bridge the existing gap of long-felt demand for budding pharmacy technocrats, academicians and pharmacists, especially the young students of pharmacy. It will serve as an excellent textbook for the first year students of Diploma in Pharmacy. The text has been written precisely according to the latest syllabus prescribed by Pharmacy Council of India, covering Course Codes ER20-11T and ER20-11P. Due attention has been given to discuss all the topics thoroughly pertaining to theory and practical aspects of the subject. The main objective of the book is to explain the fundamentals of pharmaceutics in the simplest possible language, easy for the students to understand. The textbook keeps a balance between the basic essentials and advanced areas of knowledge, apart from the usual topics. Efforts have been made to focus mainly on the primary aspects for students of pharmacy undergoing diploma course as per PCI Course Regulation 2020. The book covers a wide range of areas in brief and contains a comprehensive description. The basic text in simple language not only deals with the basic concepts but also emphasizes technical and practical aspects of the subject. The most distinguishing feature of the book is ample 'long-answer' type questions, objective questions and experiments in pharmaceutics are highly obliging for the readers.