This up-to-the-minute Second Edition of an incomparable resource describes in detail the bases for developing dosage forms for use in animals—highlighting the data necessary to meet regulatory approval.

Demonstrates the successful characterization, control, and registration of new veterinary medicines!

Thoroughly rewritten and enlarged to reflect the technical advances that have occurred since the previous edition, Development and Formulation of Veterinary Dosage Forms:

• discusses the reasons for dosage form selection
• explains the latest available technologies
• examines new drug therapeutics
• reveals up-to-date techniques and applications for pharmacokinetic data
• covers the formulation of products derived from biotechnology
• elucidates recent analytical methods
• shows how to determine the type of dosage form appropriate for particular species
• and more!

Written by a team of international authorities from North America and Europe and containing over 1100 bibliographic citation, figures, and tables, Development and Formulation of Veterinary Dosage Forms, Second Edition is an essential reference for pharmaceutical, animal, and quality control scientists; research pharmacists and pharmacologists; veterinarians; drug quality assurance and regulatory personnel in government and industry; pathologists; microbiologists; virologists; physiologists; toxicologists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

Contents

1. Introduction: Veterinary Drug Availability
2. Basis for Selection of the Dosage Form
3. Formulation of Veterinary Dosage Forms
4. Protein/Peptide Veterinary Formulations
5. Formulation of Vaccines
6. Administration Devices and Techniques
7. Specification Development and Stability Assessment
8. Bioavailability Bioequivalence Assessments
9. Design of Preclinical Studies

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