Specialised Pharmaceutical Formulation: The Science and Technology of Dosage Forms

Formulation is a key step in the drug design process, where the active  drug is combined with other substances that maximise the therapeutic  potential, safety, and stability of the final medicinal product.  Regulatory and quality demands, in addition to advances in processing  technologies, result in growing challenges as well as possibilities for  the field.


Following on from Pharmaceutical Formulation,  which covered traditional dosage forms such as tablets and capsules,  this volume expands upon those formulations to cover a more diverse  range of less common dosage forms. Novel routes of administration are  covered from inhalational, dermal and transdermal formulations to  ocular, oral suspensions, vaccines and nanoparticle drug delivery. The  methods through which these formulations are processed and manufactured  is also covered, providing essential knowledge to ensure quality,  efficiency, and acceptable costing.


Specialised  Pharmaceutical Formulation is an essential, up to date resource for  students and researchers working in academia and in the pharmaceutical  industry and will equip readers with the ability to effectively and  reliably produce products which can be approved, manufactured and made  available to administer to patients.