PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORMS AND FORMULATION SCIENCE: The Science Behind Effective Drug Products - Softcover

VIJAYALAKSHMI, M. K.; Pooja, K.; Sunitha, Puniparthi

 
9786209237232: PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORMS AND FORMULATION SCIENCE: The Science Behind Effective Drug Products
Softcover
ISBN 10: 6209237231 ISBN 13: 9786209237232
Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

Pharmaceutical dosage forms and formulation science is the study of how drugs are physically prepared and delivered to patients for therapeutic effect. Dosage forms are the physical presentations of drugs-such as tablets, capsules, liquids, creams, and injections-designed to ensure safe, effective, and convenient administration. Formulation science involves combining active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) with excipients to optimize drug stability, bioavailability, and patient compliance, while also considering factors like route of administration, release profile, and patient needs.​This field is essential for transforming raw drug substances into usable medicines, protecting the drug from degradation, masking unpleasant tastes, and enabling controlled or targeted delivery. The choice of dosage form depends on the drug's properties, the desired therapeutic effect, and the patient's condition, ensuring that the medication reaches its site of action efficiently and safely.​

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Publisher
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
6209237231
ISBN 13 
9786209237232
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
84