Pharmaceutical Formulation: The Science and Technology of Dosage Forms

Formulation is a key step in the drug design process, where the active drug is combined with other substances that maximise the therapeutic potential, safety and stability of the final medicinal product. Modern formulation science deals with biologics as well as small molecules. Regulatory and quality demands, in addition to advances in processing technologies, result in growing challenges as well as possibilities for the field.

Pharmaceutical Formulation provides an up to date source of information for all who wish to understand the principles and practice of formulation in the drug industry. The book provides an understanding of the links between formulation theory and the practicalities of processing in a commercial environment, giving researchers the knowledge to produce effective pharmaceutical products that can be approved and manufactured. The first chapters introduce readers to different dosage forms, including oral liquid products, topical products and solid dosage forms such as tablets and capsules. Subsequent chapters cover pharmaceutical coatings and controlled release drug delivery. The final chapter provides an introduction to the vital role intellectual property plays in drug development.

Covering modern processing methods and recent changes in the regulatory and quality demands of the industry, Pharmaceutical Formulation is an essential, up to date resource for students and researchers working in academia and in the pharmaceutical industry.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1
Preformulation Studies
Trevor M. Jones
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Pages 1 - 41
CHAPTER 2
Hard Capsules in Modern Drug Delivery
S. Stegemann, W. Tian, M. Morgen and S. Brown
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Pages 21 - 51
CHAPTER 3
Soft Capsules
Stephen Tindal
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Pages 52 - 77
CHAPTER 4
Tablet Formulation
K. G. Pitt
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Pages 78 - 104
CHAPTER 5
Suspension Quality by Design
Brian A. C. Carlin
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Pages 105 - 125
CHAPTER 6
Excipients: Kano Analysis and Quality by Design
Brian A. C. Carlin and C. G. Wilson
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Pages 126 - 148
CHAPTER 7
Film Coating of Tablets
Marshall Whiteman
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Pages 149 - 172
CHAPTER 8
Oral Controlled Release Technology and Development Strategy
Christian Seiler
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Pages 173 - 231
CHAPTER 9
Less Common Dosage Forms
Stephen Wicks
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Pages 232 - 257
CHAPTER 10
Paediatric Pharmaceutics—The Science of Formulating Medicines for Children
Mine Orlu, Smita Salunke and Catherine Tuleu
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Pages 258 - 287
CHAPTER 11
The Formulation of Biological Molecules
Tudor Arvinte, Amelia Cudd, Caroline Palais and Emilie Poirier
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Pages 288 - 316
CHAPTER 12
Intellectual Property
Dominic Adair and Chloe Dickson
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Pages 317 - 342
CHAPTER 13
User-friendly Medicines
Clive Wilson and Martin Koeberle
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Pages 343 - 385
Subject Index
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