Biopharmaceutics refers to the study of the physicochemical and biological properties of drugs, the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs in the body, and the formulation and design of drug delivery systems. Synonyms for an overview of biopharmaceutics include a broad summary of biopharmaceutics, an introduction to biopharmaceutics, a survey of biopharmaceutics, an outline of biopharmaceutics, a glimpse into biopharmaceutics, a brief overview of biopharmaceutics, and a general look at biopharmaceutics. Understanding the principles of biopharmaceutics is essential for the development of safe and effective drugs and drug delivery systems.