Pharmaceutical dosage forms : parenteral medications / edited by Kenneth E. Avis, Herbert A. Lieberman, Leon Lachman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Volume 1: -- 1. The parenteral dosage form and its historical development -- 2. Parenteral drug administration: Routes, precautions, problems, complications, and drug delivery systems -- 3. Biopharmaceutics of injectable medications -- 4. Preformulation research of parenteral medications -- 5. Formulation of small volume parenterals -- 6. Formulation of large volume parenterals -- 7. Parenteral products of peptides and proteins -- 8. Sterile diagnostics -- 9. Glass containers for parenterals -- 10. Use of plastics for parenteral packaging -- 11. Elastomeric closures for parenterals -- 12. Parenteral products in hospital and home care -- Volume 2: -- 1. The processing of small volume parenterals and related sterile products -- 2. Factors involved in manufacturing large volume parenterals -- 3. Freeze drying: Principles and practice -- 4. Design considerations for a parenteral production facility -- 5. Biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility design -- 6. Personnel: The key factor in clean room operations -- 7. Environmental control in parenteral drug manufacturing -- 8. Industrial sterilization: A review of current principles and practices -- 9. Development of ophthalmic formulations -- Volume 3: -- 1. Quality assurance -- 2. Records and reports -- 3. Particulate matter -- 4. Validation of sterilization processes and sterile products -- 5. Federal regulation of parenterals -- 6. Systematic audits of parenteral drug good manufacturing practices -- 7. Medical devices: Design, manufacture, and quality control -- 8. Quality assurance for medical devices -- 9. Regulatory and GMP considerations for medical devices.