Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences
About the Book Series
Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences series is designed to enable the pharmaceutical scientist to stay abreast of the changing trends, advances and innovations associated with therapeutic drugs and that area of expertise and interest that has come to be known as the pharmaceutical sciences. The body of knowledge that those working in the pharmaceutical environment have to work with, and master, has been, and continues, to expand at a rapid pace as new scientific approaches, technologies, instrumentations, clinical advances, economic factors and social needs arise and influence the discovery, development, manufacture, commercialization and clinical use of new agents and devices.
Containment in the Pharmaceutical Industry
1st Edition
By James P. Wood
September 25, 2000
Delivering an encompassing overview of the factors, varieties, and applications determining product containment, this concise reference provides authoritative information on containment processes. It reviews the historical context, definition, evolution, and application of containment technology, ...
Drug Stability, Revised, and Expanded: Principles and Practices
3rd Edition
Edited
By Jens T. Carstensen, Christopher Rhodes
July 28, 2000
Addressing concerns for patient welfare while protecting producer reputation, and providing a database for formulation of other products, this multiauthored reference blends fundamental theory and practical advice on drug product stability in scientific, technical, and regulatory environments, ...
Pharmaceutical Emulsions and Suspensions: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
1st Edition
Edited
By Françoise Nielloud, Gilberte Marti-Mestres
February 25, 2000
Analyzes construction of experiments, focusing on variables, models, matrices, and reproducibility.This timely reference systematically examines the basic concepts and theoretical issues, methodologies for experiment and measurement, and practical health applications of emulsions and ...
Automation and Validation of Information in Pharmaceutical Processing
1st Edition
By Joseph F. deSpautz
June 16, 1998
This thoroughly authoritative work furnishes organizational, technological, validation, project management, and business perspectives on pharmaceutical information automation from industry and system automation professionals-demonstrating how to fulfill computer system validation requirements for ...
Biotechnology of Antibiotics
2nd Edition
Edited
By William Strohl
July 03, 1997
This incomparable Second Edition of a highly regarded reference has been entirely rewritten and enlarged to reflect the explosion of information and technologies that have emerged since the publication of the previous edition.Strikes the perfect balance between proven traditional approaches and ...
Microparticulate Systems for the Delivery of Proteins and Vaccines
1st Edition
Edited
By Smadar Cohen, Howard Bernstein
August 23, 1996
This practical guide offers concise coverage of the scientific and pharmaceutical aspects of protein delivery from controlled release microparticulate systems-emphasizing protein stability during encapsulation and release....
Physical Characterization of Pharmaceutical Solids
1st Edition
Edited
By Harry G. Brittain
July 19, 1995
This unique reference provides the first systematic coverage available in a single-source volume on the application of materials science techniques to the pharmaceutical field-offering a comprehensive program for the physical characterization of raw materials, drug substances, and formulated ...
Glycopeptide Antibiotics
1st Edition
Edited
By Ramakris Nagarajan
May 02, 1994
This work describes all known assays used to discover new glycopeptide antibiotics. It discusses practical techniques for screening, isolating and analyzing glycopeptide antibiotics, correlating structure-activity relationships with the mode of action. Every relevant chemical aspect of the ...
Radiopharmaceuticals: Chemistry and Pharmacology
1st Edition
Edited
By Adrain D. Nunn
June 19, 1992
This timely resource compares single-photon emission tomography (SPECT), used mainly withTechnetium and iodine for routine clinical examinations, and positron emission tomography(PET) , employing short-lived radionuclides of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and fluorine in ...
Pharmaceutical Dissolution Testing
1st Edition
By Umesh V. Banakar
September 25, 1991
Introduction, Historical Highlights, and the Need for Dissolution Testing Theories of Dissolution Dissolution Testing Devices Automation in Dissolution Testing, by William A. Hanson and Albertha M. Paul Factors That Influence Dissolution Testing Interpretation of Dissolution Rate Data Techniques ...
Preclinical Drug Disposition: A Laboratory Handbook
1st Edition
By Lai-Sing Tse Francis
March 01, 1991
For researchers and students in pharmacology and related fields, explains the standard techniques for investigating the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of test compounds using laboratory animals. Describes types of experiments, study design, animal preparation and maintenance, do...
Topical Drug Delivery Formulations
1st Edition
Edited
By David W. Osborne, Anton H. Amann
November 27, 1989
This book provides the pharmaceutical formulator with the fundamental understanding necessary to prepare efficacious topical drug delivery formulations that have both chemical and physical stability and that are cosmetically acceptable and preferably cosmetically elegant....