Remington Essentials of Pharmaceutics

DESCRIPTION

Remington: Essentials of Pharmaceutics equips you with a complete guide to the theory and application of pharmaceutics. Chapters from Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy have been handpicked to provide you with a comprehensive international coverage of:

· Pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical dosage forms
· Pharmaceutical analysis and quality control
· Pharmaceutical chemistry
· Pharmacokinetics.

Drug discovery, drug product approval and information resources are fully explained as well as the fundamental scientific concepts. The attractive two-color page layout aids understanding and the chapter content lists make the book easy to navigate.

Written by international experts and endorsed by Remington, this concise textbook will be a reliable companion throughout your pharmacy career. In the classroom, it will aid your understanding of the fundamental concepts in pharmaceutics and in the lab it will assist you with integrating the science of pharmacy into practice.

"When students ask me I recommend Remington above all other books”
Sam Maher, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland (about Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy 22nd edition)

"a key reference for pharmacy students, research, pharmacists, and clinicians”
Melissa M. Ranieri, Temple University School of Pharmacy (about Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy 22nd edition)

CONTENTS

1. Information Resources in Pharmacy and the Pharmaceutical Sciences
2. Analysis of Medicinals
3. Quality Assurance and Control
4. Stability of Pharmaceutical Products
5. Bioavailability and Bioequivalence
6. Dissolution
7. Modern-day Drug Discovery and Development
8. The New Drug Approval Process
9. Metrology and Pharmaceutical Calculations
10. Statistics
11. Molecular Structure, Properties and States of Matter
12. Thermodynamics
13. Solutions and Phase Equilibria
14. Separation Methods
15. Ionic Solutions and Electrolytic Equilibria
16. Tonicity, Osmoticity, Osmolality, Osmolarity
17. Chemical Kinetics
18. Complex Formation
19. Interfacial Phenomena
20. Colloidal Dispersions
21. Coarse Dispersions
22. Rheology
23. Powders
24. Solutions, Emulsions, Suspensions, and Extracts
25. Sterilization Processes and Sterility Assurance
26. Parenteral Preparations
27. Pharmaceutical Compounding - USP <797> Sterile Preparations
28. Ophthalmic Preparations
29. Medicated Topicals
30. Oral Solid Dosage Forms
31. Coating of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms
32. Oral Modified-Release Drug Delivery Systems
33. Aerosols
34. Biotechnology and Drugs
35. Pharmaceutical Packaging
36. Pharmaceutical Excipients
37. Basic Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
38. Drug Action and Effect
39. Drug Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion
40. Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics in Drug Development