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Books in Pharmaceutical sciences

Elsevier's Pharmaceutical Sciences collection helps pharmaceutical scientists striving to optimize drug design and improve healthcare outcomes by offering comprehensive coverage of every aspect of drug development, integrating disciplines like organic chemistry, biology, and biotechnology. Focused on safety, efficacy, and formulation design, it includes specialized fields such as Clinical Pharmacology and Translational Research, providing valuable insights into the latest advancements in drug discovery.

    • Functionalized Drug Delivery Systems

      • 1st Edition
      • December 1, 2025
      • Umesh Gupta + 1 more
      • English
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      Functionalized Drug Delivery Systems delves into the potential of various functionalized drug delivery systems, such as polymeric micelles, dendrimers, metallic nanoparticles, and SMEDDS. It offers a comprehensive guide from basic concepts to advanced surface engineering techniques. The book covers liposomes, dendrimers, metal nanoparticles, polymeric micelles, niosomes, and ethosomes, concluding with a chapter on the regulatory framework. This invaluable resource is perfect for pharmaceutical researchers and graduate students keen on advancing their understanding and application of these innovative drug delivery methods. The book also provides consolidated literature reviews, making it a foundational text for new researchers.Its chapters are dedicated to specific techniques, offering detailed insights into each method. Readers will gain knowledge on improving drug absorption and targeted delivery, supported by practical examples and case studies. The final chapter on regulatory frameworks ensures compliance and best practices in developing functionalized drug delivery systems. This book is an essential read for anyone in the field of pharmaceutical research.
    • Intelligent Nanobiosystems in Medicine and Healthcare, Volume 1

      • 1st Edition
      • March 28, 2025
      • Vijay Mishra + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Intelligent Nanobiosystems in Medicine and Healthcare, Volume One: Fundamentals, Fabrication and Commercialization provides an overview of recent progress in the nanobiosystems arena, helping readers design and develop novel drug delivery systems and devices that take advantage of recent advances in nanomedical technologies. The book explores a wide range of promising approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases using the latest advancement in cutting-edge nanomedical technologies. It highlights established research and technology on intelligent nanobiosystems, their rapidly emerging aspects, and future research directions. Sections cover nanobiosystems, explore nano candidates and fabrication aspects, and delve into the challenges of commercialization.Th... book will be a useful resource for researchers and postgraduate students in pharmaceutical sciences and biotechnology as well as medical professionals, biologists, chemists, materials scientists, clinical researchers, biochemical and biomedical engineers working both in academia and industry.
    • Navigating Endophytic Research for Next-Generation Therapeutics

      • 1st Edition
      • February 17, 2025
      • Vagish Dwibedi + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Navigating Endophytic Research for Next-Generation Therapeutics explores the evolving field of endophytic fungal research and applications in combating diseases, addressing environmental challenges, and in shaping the future of therapeutics. The book starts off with a discussion on the biodiversity and biogeography of endophytic fungal communities and describes the bioprospecting of endophytes for drug discovery. In addition, it covers the therapeutic application of endophytic fungi to treat and manage specific diseases and investigates the innovative use of technologies such as genome editing, genetic engineering for enhanced bioactivity, multi-omics-based exploration, and the use of big data and machine learning in endophytic drug discovery.Featuring contributions from experts across fields like mycology, pharmacology, biotechnology, and environment science, this comprehensive, practical, and insightful resource guides those engaged in endophytic fungal research and its transformative potential in next-generation therapeutics.
    • Natural Biopolymers for Drug Delivery

      • 1st Edition
      • March 11, 2025
      • Amit Kumar Nayak + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Natural Biopolymers for Drug Delivery thoroughly details the properties, benefits and challenges of using these biomaterials in drug delivery, with a strong focus on biocompatibility and reduction of unwanted interactions. An extensive range of natural biopolymers are explored, such as cellulose, chitosan, casein, gelatin, cashew gum, and many more. Biocompatibility, toxicity and regulatory considerations are also thoroughly discussed, ensuring the reader is fully equipped for efficient biomaterials selection and utilization in drug delivery applications. This is a must-have reference for those working in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical science and pharmacology, chemical engineering and clinical science.
    • Challenges in Delivery of Therapeutic Genomics and Proteomics

      • 2nd Edition
      • March 6, 2025
      • Aliasgar Shahiwala + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Challenges in Delivery of Therapeutic Genomics and Proteomics, Second Edition is a complete reference on the biological principles involved in gene and protein delivery to cells and tissues. Highlighting the various chemical, physical, and biological approaches to protein and gene delivery, the book provides guidelines for pharmaceutical researchers in academia and corporate R&D. This new edition brings updates on the delivery of therapeutic proteomics and genomics in each chapter, and newly developed chapters on the regulatory aspects of related products, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, and computational tools in genomics and proteomics.After an overview of the barriers to genomics and proteomics delivery, the book dives into physical, chemical, and biological methods of gene delivery. Further chapters extensively discuss the delivery of proteins and therapeutic peptides through the respiratory, oral, parenteral, transdermal, topical, uterine, and rectal pathways. This book is the ideal reference for pharmaceutical scientists dealing with gene and protein/peptide delivery. Regulators and corporate researchers can also benefit from the wide coverage of delivery methods presented.
    • Introduction to Pharmaceutical Technology Development

      • 1st Edition
      • February 24, 2025
      • Yaser Dahman
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Introduction to Pharmaceutical Technology Development: Journey from Lab to Shelf of Commercial Pharmaceutical Drugs is a complete reference and learning resource for those working in pharmaceutics or aspiring to join the industry. The book provides a comprehensive view into all aspects of drug discovery, approval, and production. Using examples of well-known drugs and their journeys from lab to market, the book provides a comprehensive overview of all steps involved in bringing new drugs, including biologics, to the shelves.Topics covered include Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical Formulations of Different Dose Form, Analytical Testing and Development, Unit Operations and Design for Major Equipment, Basics of Analytics and Process Validations and Protocols (DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ) in FDA-Regulated Industries.This book provides graduate students from several areas with a solid foundation of the Pharmaceutic industry across key stages on new drug lifecycle.
    • An Overview of FDA Regulated Products

      • 2nd Edition
      • March 26, 2025
      • Eunjoo Pacifici + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      An Overview of FDA Regulated Products: From Drugs and Cosmetics to Food and Tobacco, Second Edition is fully updated to reflect recent advances in science and technology and new laws and regulations. Breakthroughs in cellular and gene therapy, immunotherapy, precision medicine, and digital health are changing the face of healthcare and regulation. The updates brought about by the 21st Century Cures Act and subsequent PDUFA Reauthorizations, as well as signing into law the “Modernization of Cosmetic Regulation Act of 2022,” which will transform FDA’s oversight of cosmetics, are fully reflected in all chapters of the book.This book provides graduate students and industry professionals with comprehensive information on approval processes with the FDA and other country regulation organizations. Regulatory science professionals working with not only drugs, but biologics, medical devices, food and additives, cosmetics, veterinary products, and tobacco will benefit from this comprehensive overview of the regulatory environment.
    • Recent Advances in Nanomedicines Mediated Wound Healing

      • 1st Edition
      • February 21, 2025
      • Prashant Kesharwani
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Recent Advances in Nanomedicines Mediated Wound Healing presents an overview of various nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems explored widely for wound healing. The book provides a comprehensive review of thriving strategies used for wound healing and thoroughly describes the most recent developments in emerging modern drug delivery systems with a focus on nanotechnology. It serves as a complete package for a holistic understanding of molecular pathways, conventional therapy, and novel nanocarrier-mediated drug delivery for wound healing while also exploring advanced strategies like siRNA and aptamer mediated approaches and nanomedicines to treat diabetic and full thickness wounds.This book will help researchers, undergraduates, graduate students, and experts in nanotechnology drug delivery and pharmaceutical related disciplines design and develop novel drug delivery systems and devices for wound healing that take advantage of recent advances in nanomedical technologies.
    • Lipid-Drug Conjugates

      • 1st Edition
      • March 17, 2025
      • Malay K. Das
      • English
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      Lipid-Drug Conjugates: Innovation and Applications highlights the most recent advances and clinical applications of nano lipid-drug conjugates for enhanced drug delivery and targeting in the treatment of cancer, glioblastoma, Alzheimer’s, AIDS, and bacterial diseases. In addition, various conjugation methods to prepare lipid-drug conjugates and their pharmacokinetics in vivo are explored, together with the production and characterization of various delivery carriers for lipid-drug conjugates. The contents of this book provide pharmaceutical science researchers with the tools to explore targeted drug delivery leveraging the unique characteristics of lipid conjugates. Scientists in the corporate setting can benefit of the cases and techniques presented in developing new formulations and products.
    • Lipids in Pulmonary Drug Delivery

      • 1st Edition
      • February 26, 2025
      • Md Faiyazuddin + 3 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Lipid in Pulmonary Drug Delivery explores the most recent advancements, strategies, and state-of-the-art technological progress in the development of lipid-based nanocarriers for pulmonary administration. The book presents wide coverage of various lipid-based nano-drug carriers such as liposomes, solid lipid nanoparticles, and nanoemulsions intended for the administration of drugs through the pulmonary route to treat different conditions. It also includes a general description of the formulation aspects of various lipid-based drug delivery vehicles, post-production processing, and biofate aspects with special emphasis on the pulmonary microenvironment.In addition, the authors include an update on the clinical status of the potential lipid nanocarriers used for effective management of the pulmonary related diseases. Written in a technical way covering the latest advancements in lipid-based drug delivery for pulmonary administration, this book is a useful reference for researchers, scientists, and graduate and postgraduate students working on, or planning, research in the field of lipid-based nano-drug pulmonary delivery platforms.