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From a review of the previous edition::
For all the pharmacy students out there part of your pharmacy degree will be to study formulation design and pharmaceutics. This is the holy grail of pharmaceutical technology books. The text reads well and introduces difficult concepts in a more easy-to-understand way, it is definitely worth the money to help you get through the module, if youre doing a research project in pharmaceutical design then this would also be an excellent buy.This is essential for passing exams and developing professional competence.
This is the best known text on pharmaceutics. Its strength lies mainly in being a complete course in one book. Reviewers consistently praise its comprehensiveness and its extremely high quality-quality content. Pharmaceutics is one of the most diverse subject areas in pharmaceutical science and an understanding of it is vital for all pharmacists and scientists involved in converting drugs to medicines that can be safely delivered to a patient. The editorial and author team deliver a tour de force of accessibility, coverage and currency in this new edition of a world-class textbook.
Data sheet
What is pharmaceutics?
PART 1 Scientific principles of dosage form design
Dissolution and solubility
Properties of solutions
Surfaces and interfaces
Disperse systems
Rheology
Kinetics
PART 2 Particle science and powder technology
Solid-state properties
Particle size analysis
Particle size reduction and size separation
Mixing
Powder flow
PART 3 Pharmaceutical microbiology and serialization
Fundamentals of microbiology
Pharmaceutical applications of microbiological techniques
Action of physical and chemical agents on microorganisms
Principles of sterilization
Sterilization in practice
PART 4 Biopharmaceutical principles of drug delivery
Introduction to biopharmaceutics
Gastrointestinal tract - physiology and drug absorption
Bioavailability - physicochemical and dosage form factors
Assessment of biopharmaceutical properties
Dosage regimens
PART 5 Dosage form design and manufacture
Pharmaceutical preformulation
Solutions
Clarification
Suspensions
Emulsions and creams
Powders, granules and granulation
Drying
Tablets and compaction
Modified-release oral drug delivery
Coating of tablets and multiparticulates
Hard capsules
Soft capsules
Dissolution testing of solid dosage forms
Parenteral drug delivery
Pulmonary drug delivery
Nasal drug delivery
Ophthalmic drug delivery
Topical and transdermal drug delivery
Rectal and vaginal drug delivery
The formulation and manufacture of plant medicines
Delivery of biopharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical nanotechnology and nanomedicines
Design and administration of medicines for children and the elderly
Part 6 Packaging and stability of pharmaceutical products
Packaging
Chemical stability in dosage forms
Microbial contamination, spoilage and preservation of medicines
Product stability and stability testing
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