2nd Edition

Pharmaceutical Preformulation and Formulation A Practical Guide from Candidate Drug Selection to Commercial Dosage Form

Edited By Mark Gibson Copyright 2009
    560 Pages 180 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Pharmaceutical Preformulation and Formulation: A Practical Guide from Candidate Drug Selection to Commercial Dosage Form reflects the mounting pressure on pharmaceutical companies to accelerate the new drug development and launch process, as well as the shift from developing small molecules to the growth of biopharmaceuticals. The book meets the need for advanced information for drug preformulation and formulation and addresses the current trends in the continually evolving pharmaceutical industry.

    Topics include:

    • Candidate drug selection
    • Drug discovery and development
    • Preformulation predictions and drug selections
    • Product design to commercial dosage form
    • Biopharmaceutical support in formulation
    • Development

    The book is ideal for practitioners working in the pharmaceutical arena—including R&D scientists, technicians, and managers—as well as for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in industrial pharmacy and pharmaceutical technology.

    Topical and Transdermal Drug Delivery
    Introduction and Perspective
    Aiding Candidate Selection: Introduction and Objectives
    Preformulation Predictions
    Biopharmaceutical Support in Candidate Drug Selection
    Early Product Development
    Preformulation as an Aid to Product Design in Early Development
    Biopharmaceutics Support to Formulation Development
    Product Optimisation
    Parenteral Dosage Forms
    Inhalation Dosage Forms
    Oral Solid Dosage Forms
    Ophthalmic Dosage Forms
    Aqueous Nasa Dosage Forms
    Topical and Transdermal Drug Delivery

    Biography

    Mark Gibson