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Some of the most important techniques for the Pharmacist (at least in the laboratory area) are the distillation and the filtration, they are so important because these techniques help us to separating impurities from our compound in the case of filtration, like if we need some of one compound and this have impurities, this impurities can change the effect which produces the starting compound. And the distillation helps us to separate two or more compounds that are mixed.

So these two techniques help us to make a mix from the compounds we really need for specifics things. That’s why I choose them, because if you mix things which theoretically we should have but they are not in good condition or they are not what we wanted, we could make a thing that could be dangerous.


I already knew about these techniques but they taught me this year at the university in the course "Laboratory Techniques". They are se basic for all the laboratory techniques but are so important. Also the distillation and the filtration are not dangerous for the human welfare but you always need to be careful in all the things. I thinks these techniques will be used for a long time because are so useful and they have no disadvantages.