Modern Pharmaceutics

Completely revised and expanded throughout, the fourth edition of Modern Pharmaceutics is an authoritative reference, presenting a comprehensive integrated and sequenced approach to drug dosage formulation, design, and evaluation. It identifies the pharmacodynamic and physicochemical factors influencing drug action through various routes of administration. This text and reference provides an integrated but sequenced approach to drug dosage formulation, design, and evaluation. It identifies the pharmacodynamic and physiological factors influencing drug action through various routes of administration. The 28 chapters concentrate on topics like: drug adsorption, pharmacokinetics, drug availability, route of administration and distribution, drug stability, preformulation, cutaneous and transdermal delivery, disperse systems, table dosage forms, capsules, parental products, sustained and controlled release delivery systems, target-oriented systems, optimization techniques, legal concerns, pediatric and geriatric aspects, biotechnology, dietary supplements, bio-equivalency, managed care, and future prospects. Contributors represent academic, health care, and industry perspectives.