Contents:

What is pharmaceutics? * Design of dosage forms PART 1 Scientific principles of dosage form design * Dissolution and solubility * Properties of solutions * Surfaces and interfaces * Disperse systems * Rheology * Kinetics PART 2 Particle science and powder technology * Solid-state properties * Particle size analysis * Particle size reduction and size separation * Mixing * Powder flow PART 3 Pharmaceutical microbiology and serialization * Fundamentals of microbiology * Pharmaceutical applications of microbiological techniques * Action of physical and chemical agents on microorganisms * Principles of sterilization * Sterilization in practice PART 4 Biopharmaceutical principles of drug delivery * Introduction to biopharmaceutics * Gastrointestinal tract - physiology and drug absorption * Bioavailability - physicochemical and dosage form factors * Assessment of biopharmaceutical properties * Dosage regimens PART 5 Dosage form design and manufacture * Pharmaceutical preformulation * Solutions * Clarification * Suspensions * Emulsions and creams * Powders, granules and granulation * Drying * Tablets and compaction * Modified-release oral drug delivery * Coating of tablets and multiparticulates * Hard capsules * Soft capsules * Dissolution testing of solid dosage forms * Parenteral drug delivery * Pulmonary drug delivery * Nasal drug delivery * Ophthalmic drug delivery * Topical and transdermal drug delivery * Rectal and vaginal drug delivery * The formulation and manufacture of plant medicines * Delivery of biopharmaceuticals * Pharmaceutical nanotechnology and nanomedicines * Design and administration of medicines for children and the elderly Part 6 Packaging and stability of pharmaceutical products * Packaging * Chemical stability in dosage forms * Microbial contamination, spoilage and preservation of medicines * Product stability and stability testing