Ansel's pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems /
Loyd V. Allen Jr., and Howard C. Ansel
- Tenth edition.
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2014
- v, 794 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to drugs and pharmacy -- New drug development and approval process -- Current good manufacturing practices and current good compounding practices -- Dosage form design : pharmaceutical and formulation considerations -- Dosage form design : biopharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic considerations -- Powders and granules -- Capsules -- Tablets -- Solid oral modified-release dosage forms and drug delivery systems -- Ointments, creams, and gels -- Transdermal drug delivery systems -- Suppositories, inserts, and sticks -- Solutions -- Disperse systems -- Parenterals -- Biologics -- Special solutions and suspensions -- Radiopharmaceuticals -- Products of biotechnology -- Novel dosage forms and drug delivery technologies
The purpose of this text is to introduce pharmacy students to the principles, practices, and technologies applied in the preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems.