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Pharmaceutics is one of the most diverse subject areas in all of pharmaceutical science. In brief, it is concerned with the scientific and technological aspects of the design and manufacture of dosage forms for medicines. This book provides pharmacy and pharmaceutical science students with the advanced information on all aspects of pharmaceutics.
Table des matières
1. Design of dosage forms. PART 1: Scientific principles of dosage form design. 2. Dissolution and solubility. 3. Properties of solutions. 4. Surfaces and interfaces. 5. Disperse systems. _6. Rheology. 7. Kinetics. PART 2: Particle science and powder technology. 8. Solid-state properties. _9. Particle size analysis. _10. Particle size reduction and size separation. 11. Mixing. _12. Powder flow. _ PART 3: Pharmaceutical microbiology and sterilization. _13. Fundamentals of microbiology. _14. Pharmaceutical applications of microbiological techniques. _15. Action of physical and chemical agents on microorganisms. 16. Principles of sterilization. _17. Sterilization in practice. _ PART 4: Biopharmaceutical principles of drug delivery. _18. Introduction to biopharmaceutics. 19. Gastrointestinal tract - physiology and drug absorption. _20. Bioavailability - physicochemical and dosage form factors. _21. Assessment of biopharmaceutical properties. _22. Dosage regimens. _ PART 5: Dosage form design and manufacture. _23. Pharmaceutical preformulation. _24. Solutions. _25. Clarification. _26. Suspensions . 27. Emulsions and Creams . 28. Powders, granules and granulation. 29. Drying. _30. Tablets and compaction. _31. Modified-release oral drug delivery. 32. Coating of tablets and multiparticulates. _33. Hard capsules. 34. Soft capsules. _35 Dissolution testing of solid dosage forms. 36 Parenteral drug delivery. 37. Pulmonary drug delivery. _38. Nasal drug delivery. _39. Topical and transdermal drug delivery. 40. Wound dressings. _41. Ocular drug delivery. 42. Rectal and vaginal drug delivery. _43. Design and administration of medicines for children and the elderly. 44. The formulation and manufacture of plant medicines. 45. Pharmaceutical nanotechnology and nanomedicines. 46. Delivery of biopharmaceuticals. Part 6: PACKAGING AND STABILITY OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS. 47. Packaging. 48. Chemical stability in dosage forms. 49. Product stability and stability testing. 50. Microbial contamination, spoilage and preservation of medicines.
Résumé
Pharmaceutics is one of the most diverse subject areas in all of pharmaceutical science. This title reflects the rapid advances in delivery methodologies by eye and injection, advances in drug formulations and delivery methods for special groups (such as children and the elderly), nanomedicine, and pharmacognosy.
