Thoroughly revised, updated and extended by experts in their fields and edited by Professors Kevin Taylor and Michael Aulton, this new edition includes the science of formulation, pharmaceutical manufacturing and drug delivery.
All aspects of pharmaceutics are covered in a clear and readily accessible way and extensively illustrated throughout, providing an essential companion to the entire pharmaceutics curriculum from day one until the end of the course.
This is the best known text on pharmaceutics. Its strength lies mainly in being a complete course in one book. Reviewers consistently praise its comprehensiveness and its extremely high quality-quality content. Pharmaceutics is one of the most diverse subject areas in pharmaceutical science and an understanding of it is vital for all pharmacists and scientists involved in converting drugs to medicines that can be safely delivered to a patient. The editorial and author team deliver a tour de force of accessibility, coverage and currency in this new edition of a world-class textbook.
'I have a BSc Chemistry MSc Medicinal Chemistry and now I study B.Pharm Pharmacy. I bought this book for my class in Pharmaceutical Technology and, with a strong background in Physical Chemistry, I found this book very good for the transition from Physical Chemistry to Physical Pharmacy. It is ideal both for study and reference.'
'I have tried all these books, even 2007 version of it, I hated Aulton 2007 but this book is amazing!It has been neatly tidied up and with sections and very good summary in the beginning it has covered almost everything (looking forward for more in the future!).'
'...easy to read ... The table of contents at the beginning of the each chapter is really good, the diagrams have been renewed. The language of the book has also changed and the explanations were further simplified so that we actually understand the concept even better!'
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The philosophy of this sixth edition is unchanged from earlier editions; the book comprehensively covers all aspects of pharmaceutics and is intentionally structured and written for newcomers to the formulation and manufacture of medicines, particularly pharmacy undergraduates. The content has been extensively revised and updated, and many new subjects introduced, because pharmaceutics continually changes, particularly in the ways that drug products are designed, manufactured and delivered to patients. New chapters for this edition include topical formulations, otic (aural) drug delivery, radiopharmaceuticals, continuous manufacturing processes and pharmaceutical regulation. The new edition is the first to be published in full colour: so prepare to be dazzled!
Contributors to this new edition include many current and former School of Pharmacy people including: Susan Barker, Abdul Basit, Steve Brocchini, Graham Buckton, Soraya Dhillon, Hala Fadda, Christina Freire, Simon Gaisford, Francesca Gavins, Neil Hartman, Majella Lane, Christine Madla, Emma McConnell, Sudax Murdan, Mine Orlu, Somavarapu Satyanarayana, Andreas Schatzlein, Khalid Sheikh, Catherine Tuleu, Ijeoma Uchegbu and Gareth Williams.
Pharmaceutics is one of the most diverse subject areas in all of pharmaceutical science. In brief, it is concerned with the scientific and technological aspects of the design and manufacture of dosage forms or medicines. An understanding of pharmaceutics is therefore vital for all pharmacists and those pharmaceutical scientists who are involved with converting a drug or a potential drug into a medicine that can be delivered safely, effectively and conveniently to the patient.
Now in its fourth edition, this best-selling textbook in pharmaceutics has been brought completely up to date to reflect the rapid advances in delivery methodologies by eye and injection, advances in drug formulations and delivery methods for special groups (such as children and the elderly), nanomedicine, and pharmacognosy. At the same time the editors have striven to maintain the accessibility of the text for students of pharmacy, preserving the balance between being a suitably pitched introductory text and a clear reflection of the state of the art.
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