Pharmaceutical Preformulation and Formulation: A Practical Guide from Candidate Drug Selection to Commercial Dosage Form

By Mark Gibson

Pharmaceutical Preformulation and Formulation: A Practical Guide from Candidate Drug Selection to Commercial Dosage Form reflects the mounting pressure on pharmaceutical companies to accelerate the new drug development and launch process, as well as the shift from developing small molecules to the growth of biopharmaceuticals. The book meets the need for advanced information for drug preformulation and formulation and addresses the current trends in the continually evolving pharmaceutical industry.

Topics include:

Candidate drug selection Drug discovery and development Preformulation predictions and drug selections Product design to commercial dosage form Biopharmaceutical support in formulation Development

The book is ideal for practitioners working in the pharmaceutical arena--including R&D scientists, technicians, and managers--as well as for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in industrial pharmacy and pharmaceutical technology.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420073176
• ISBN13: 9781420073171
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.1" x 10.0"