Introduction to Pharmaceutical Technology Development : Journey from Lab to Shelf of Commercial Pharmaceutical Drugs

Introduction to Pharmaceutical Technology Development: Journey from Lab to Shelf of Commercial Pharmaceutical Drugs is a complete reference and learning resource for those working in pharmaceutics or aspiring to join the industry. The book provides a comprehensive view into all aspects of drug discovery, approval, and production. Using examples of well-known drugs and their journeys from lab to market, the book provides a comprehensive overview of all steps involved in bringing new drugs, including biologics, to the shelves.

Topics covered include Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical Formulations of Different Dose Form, Analytical Testing and Development, Unit Operations and Design for Major Equipment, Basics of Analytics and Process Validations and Protocols (DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ) in FDA-Regulated Industries.
This book provides graduate students from several areas with a solid foundation of the Pharmaceutic industry across key stages on new drug lifecycle.

• Provides readers with introductory information on the developments in pharmaceutical technology
• Includes complete coverage of equipment and unit operations relevant across the production cycle of drugs
• Illustrates the path to commercialization through studies on the journey of several common commercially available formulated medications

Dr. Yaser Dahman has research focused on several emerging areas of technology in the fields of Pharmaceutical Science and Biotechnology. He has commissioned a state-of-the-art research facility at Toronto Metropolitan University to conduct his research projects, which were funded by several agencies including TMU, NSERC and Ministry of Agriculture Canada.

Dr. Dahman has extensive experience in developing medical devices for the health care industry, such as developing and testing novel wound dressing materials for chronic wounds.

In the past five years, Dr. Dahman has supervised over 20 graduate student thesis projects, and published several peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings. His research team has participated in several national and international conferences in addition to local and regional meetings.