Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems
Eighth Edition
by Loyd V. Allen Jr.

Here is your orientation to the profession of pharmacy and pharmaceutics!

This reference is the most comprehensive source on pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems. Each chapter in this revised Eighth Edition includes two case studies—one clinical and one pharmaceutical. Content coincides with the CAPE, APhA, and NAPLEX competencies.

Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems covers the entire scope of pharmaceutics, from the basics of drug dosage and routes of administration to the finer points of drug discovery, drug product development, and legislation and regulations governing quality standards and product approval for marketing.

This Eighth Edition includes:

• Updated drug information and expanded sections on parenterals, excipients, liposomes, and biopharmaceutics
• Coverage incorporates all new dosage forms in the current USP Pharmacopoeia-National Formulary
• Capsules and tablets are now covered in separate chapters
• Thoroughly revamped illustration program includes new product and manufacturing equipment photographs

The consistent level of presentation means it's easier to comprehend the content. And, the in-depth coverage means you'll find all the answers you need in just one text.

Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems is the perfect learning resource for the pharmacist, integrating:

• Pharmacy practice
• Pharmaceutical technology
• Physical pharmacy
• Biopharmaceutics prinicple
• Clinical applications of pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems
• Good manufacturing and good compounding practices

Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems is a comprehensive introduction to the current state of pharmaceutics and pharmacy practice.

Contents

List of Physical Pharmacy Capsules

1. Introduction to Drugs, Drug Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems
   1. Introduction to Drugs and Pharmacy
   2. New Drug Development and Approval Process
   3. Current Good Manufacturing Practices and Good Compounding Practices

2. Drug Dosage Form and Drug Delivery System Design
   4. Dosage Form Design: Pharmaceutic and Formulation Considerations
   5. Dosage Form Design: Biopharmaceutic and Pharmacokinetic Considerations

3. Solid Dosage Forms and Solid Modified-Release Drug Delivery Systems
   6. Powders and Granules
   7. Capsules
   8. Tablets
   9. Solid Oral Modified-Release Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems

4. Semi-Solid Dosage Forms and Transdermal Systems
   10. Ointments, Creams and Gels
   11. Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems

5. Pharmaceutical Inserts
   12. Suppositories and Inserts

6. Liquid Dosage Forms
   13. Solutions
   14. Disperse Systems

7. Sterile Dosage Forms and Delivery Systems
   15. Parenterals
   16. Biologics
   17. Special Solutions and Suspensions

8. Novel and Advanced Dosage Forms, Delivery Systems and Devices
   18. Radiopharmaceuticals
   19. Products of Biotechnology
   20. Novel Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Technologies

Index

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