Ansel's pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems / Loyd V. Allen, Jr., Howard C. Ansel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to drugs and pharmacy -- New drug development and approval process -- Current good manufacturing practices and current good compounding practices -- Dosage form design : pharmaceutical and formulation considerations -- Dosage form design : biopharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic considerations -- Powders and granules -- Capsules -- Tablets -- Solid oral modified-release dosage forms and drug delivery systems -- Ointments, creams, and gels -- Transdermal drug delivery systems -- Suppositories and inserts -- Solutions -- Disperse systems -- Parenterals -- Biologics -- Special solutions and suspensions -- Radiopharmaceuticals -- Products of biotechnology -- Novel dosage forms and drug delivery technologies.

Long established as a core text for pharmaceutics courses, this book is the most comprehensive source on pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems. Content coincides with the CAPE, APhA, and NAPLEX® competencies.
This edition includes updated drug information and has an increased focus on physical pharmacy. Coverage incorporates all new dosage forms on the market as well as those in the current US Pharmacopoeia-National Formulary. Updated photos are included. An "Applying the Principles and Concepts" section at the end of each chapter provides activities for the application of the material.
A companion website includes the fully searchable text and a quiz bank with more than 200 questions written in NAPLEX® format.