Modern Pharmaceutics, Fifth Edition, Volume 1: Basic Principles and Systems

With over 100 illustrations, Volume 1 addresses the core disciplines of pharmaceutics (absorption, PK, excipients, tablet dosage forms, and packaging), and explores the challenges and paradigms of pharmaceutics.Features: NEW CHALLENGES AND PARADIGMS IN PHARMACEUTICS - Explores fundamental research in physical phenomena related to dose-form design at a time when much research is biological in natureCOVERS NEW TECHNIQUES FOR IN VIVO IMAGING DOSE FORMS - Apart from Gamma scintigraphy, until recently there have been few means of following real time behavior of formulations in vivoDETAILED EXPLANATION OF CHEMICAL KINETICS AND DRUG STABILITY - Includes many drug structural diagrams to illustrate points covered in the textHOW BEST TO CARRY OUT PREFORMULATION - Discusses procedures for examining drugs and their physical chemistry prior to designing the appropriate formulationsTHE LATEST IN POWDER TECHNOLOGY - Explains the intelligent use of powders in pharmaceutics