Modern Pharmaceutics Volume 1

<p>With over 100 illustrations <strong><em>Volume 1 </em></strong>addresses the core disciplines of pharmaceutics (absorption PK excipients tablet dosage forms and packaging) and explores the challenges and paradigms of pharmaceutics.<br><br>Key topics in <strong><em>Volume 1</em></strong> include:<br><br>• principles of drug absorption chemical kinetics and drug stability<br>• pharmacokinetics<br>• the effect of route of administration and distribution on drug action<br>• in vivo imaging of dose forms: gamma scintigraphy PET imaging NMR MRI etc. <br>• powder technology<br>• excipient design and characterization<br>• preformulation<br>• optimization techniques in pharmaceutical formulation and processing<br>• disperse and surfactant systems<br>• the solid state tablet dosage forms coating processes and hard and soft shell capsules<br>• parenteral products</p>