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

Written by a panel of experts, this book covers every stage of drug development, from candidate drug selection to commercial formulation. It provides practical reference and pragmatic guide on what studies need to be undertaken, for what reasons, and at what key stages of the drug development process. Going beyond coverage of preformulation, the book discusses biopharmaceuticals, drug delivery, formulation, and process development aspects of product development. The contributing authors share their experience and expertise in significant chapters divided into three useful sections: Aiding Candidate Drug Selection, Early Drug Development, and From Product Design to Commercial Dosage Form.

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Admirably, Gibson and colleagues' work completely fills the gap in all respects of formulation aspects of pharmaceutical development, which is explored in considerable detail for every dosage form. ...At 596 pages, including an extensive and well-formulated index, and with each chapter heavily referenced, this text has an obvious place in postgraduate courses of industrial pharmacy, but also in industry for practitioners of the art. ...Overall, a terrific, timely and succinct edition that very well meets its scope and objective.
-- The Industrial Pharmacist, June 2003