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Pharmaceutical Analysis

A Textbook for Pharmacy Students and Pharmaceutical Chemists

  • 4th Edition - December 24, 2015
  • Latest edition
  • Author: David G. Watson
  • Language: English

Pharmaceutical Analysis: A Textbook for Pharmacy Students and Pharmaceutical Chemists forms a core part of any pharmacy programme, as well as being essential for pharmacol… Read more

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Pharmaceutical Analysis: A Textbook for Pharmacy Students and Pharmaceutical Chemists forms a core part of any pharmacy programme, as well as being essential for pharmacology and medicinal chemistry courses.

Pharmaceutical Analysis: A Textbook for Pharmacy Students and Pharmaceutical Chemists determines the purity, concentration, active compounds, shelf life, rate of absorption in the body, identity, stability, rate of release etc. of a drug. Testing a pharmaceutical product involves a variety of analyses, and the analytical processes described in this book are used in industries as diverse as food, beverages, cosmetics, detergents, metals, paints, water, agrochemicals, biotechnological products and pharmaceuticals.

The mathematics involved is notoriously difficult, but this much-praised textbook, now revised and updated for its fourth edition, guides a student through the complexities with clear writing and the author’s expertise from many years’ teaching pharmacy students. There is continuous learning reinforcement throughout the book by way of worked calculation examples and self-assessment test questions.

Key features

  • Worked calculation examples
  • Self-assessment
  • Additional problems (self tests)
  • Practical boxes
  • Key points boxes

Readership

Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Chemistry

Table of contents

1. Control of the quality of analytical methods

2. Physical and chemical properties of drug molecules

3. Titrimetic and chemical analysis methods
RuAngelie Edrada-Ebel

4. Ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy

5. Infrared spectrophotometry

6. Atomic spectrophotometry

7. Molecular emission spectroscopy

8. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

9. Mass spectrometry

10. Chromatographic theory

11. Gas chromatography

12. High-pressure liquid chromatography

13. Thin-layer chromatography

14. High-performance capillary electrophoresis

15. Extraction methods in pharmaceutical analysis

16. Methods used in the quality control of biotechnologically produced drugs

Review quotes

From the five-stars’ reviews of the previous edition:

"Brilliant and well detailed for what I require for my University course. Love it."
"Great value for money."
"Good and easy to read."
"… covers the foundations of the maths required for a pharmacist."

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 1, 2016
  • Language: English

About the author

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David G. Watson

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK