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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.

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    • Polymers for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • January 16, 2024
      • Vandana Patravale + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Polymers for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications: Fundamentals, Selection, and Preparation supports the successful selection, design, and development of polymers with the required properties and performance for a range of advanced pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. The book begins by introducing polymers for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications, examining classification, basic properties, structures, and grades. This is followed by in-depth chapters on synthesis and modification, characterization techniques, and dissolution and solubility of polymers for pharmaceutical applications. Key applications are highlighted, with chapters explaining the preparation of polymers for conventional dosage, modified drug delivery, conjugates, advanced drug and gene delivery, medical devices, pharmaceutical packaging, and more. Throughout the book, the aim is to provide accessible, step-by-step coverage supported by diagrams and case studies. This is a valuable resource for all those who are newly approaching the field of polymers and product development for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. This includes researchers and advanced students across polymer science, pharmaceutical science, biomaterials, biomedicine, healthcare, and chemistry, and scientists and R&D professionals in an industrial setting.

    • Mosby’s Advanced Pharmacy Technician Exam Review

      • 1st Edition
      • December 21, 2023
      • James J. Mizner
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      From bestselling test preparation author, James J. Mizner, comes Mosby’s® Advanced Pharmacy Technician Exam Review. Available to Pharmacy Technicians with at least three years of work experience, the Advanced Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT-Adv) credential provides a pathway for obtaining higher-level skills and advancing your career. This new resource gives you the review and practice you need to prepare for the exam with an easy-to-use format, sample certification exams, content review chapters, and more. Make sure you’re ready for exam and career success with this essential review!

    • Dosage Forms, Formulation Developments and Regulations

      • 1st Edition
      • December 4, 2023
      • Amit Kumar Nayak + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Dosage Forms, Formulation Developments and Regulations, Volume One in the Recent and Future Trends in Pharmaceutics series, explores aspects of pharmaceutics, with an original approach focused on technology, novelties and future trends in the field. The book discusses the most recent developments in pharmaceutical preformulation and formulation studies, biopharmaceutics and novel pharmaceutical formulations, regulatory affairs, and good manufacturing practices. Exciting areas such as formulation strategies, optimization techniques, the biopharmaceutical classification system, and pharmaceutical aerosols are included. The field of pharmaceutics is highly dynamic and rapidly expanding day-by-day, so it demands a variety of amplified efforts for designing and developing pharmaceutical processes and formulation strategies. This is an essential reference for researchers in academia and industry as well as advanced graduate students in pharmaceutics.

    • From Current to Future Trends in Pharmaceutical Technology

      • 1st Edition
      • November 30, 2023
      • Natassa Pippa + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 1 1 1 1 5
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 3 2 3 9 1 4 3 9 0
      From Current to Future Trends in Pharmaceutical Technology explores the current trends of this field and creates a multi-aspect framework for the reader. The book covers topics on pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical engineering, pre-formulation protocols, techniques, innovative excipients, bio-printing techniques, scale-up based on formulas on-a-chip, and regulatory aspects based on new scientific achievements. Modified dosage forms, new aspects on the compatibility of drug excipients interactions, and drug release by various dosage forms are included. Physical pharmacy (physical and biological stability of dosage forms), innovative excipients, patents on innovative formulations and regulatory issues related to the approval process of medicines are also discussed. The book is a valuable resource for a wide audience of academics, industrial researchers and professionals working in this field as the development of efficient and safe medicines is critical to future needs.

    • Alzheimer's Disease and Advanced Drug Delivery Strategies

      • 1st Edition
      • November 30, 2023
      • Bhupendra G. Prajapati + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 3 2 0 5 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 3 2 0 6 3
      Alzheimer's Disease and Advanced Drug Delivery Strategies compiles under a single volume the most recent advances in drug delivery to the brain as related to AD treatment. The book's editors recruited scientists from around the world to produce high quality chapters covering not only nanotechnological approaches, but also microsphere, niosomes, and liposomes. Among the topics covered are synthetic molecules, nobiletin, nose to brain delivery, natural biomaterials, cationic nanoformulations, dendrimers, microbubbles, and more. This book represents a complete reference for academic and corporate pharma researchers investigating targeted drug delivery to the brain.

    • Silver Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

      • 1st Edition
      • November 29, 2023
      • Prashant Kesharwani
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 4 4 3 1 5 3 4 4 0
      Silver Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery is a complete reference that provides comprehensive coverage of the principle behind the formation, characterization, application, regulation, toxicity, and challenges and future perspectives of silver nanoparticles in drug delivery for the treatment of various diseases. Sections cover the synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), historical introductions to developments, methods and characterization parameters, green and biological synthesis methods, biofate and cellular interactions of AgNPs, drug delivery for the treatment of several diseases and conditions, targeting strategies, applications in cancer diagnosis and treatment, and much more. This is a complete reference for graduate students in nanotechnology drug delivery.

    • Gold Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

      • 1st Edition
      • November 29, 2023
      • Prashant Kesharwani
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Gold Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery discusses the synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), presenting an historical introduction to the developments in the area, discussing methods and characterization parameters, covering targeted delivery strategies, treatment of cancer, CNS conditions, infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS infection, wound healing and tissue regeneration, dentistry, gene delivery, and its photo properties used in diagnostic and therapies, and finally presenting regulatory aspects such as theranostic applications, vaccine development, toxicity, and the translation of research to marketable products. This book is a complete reference for researchers in nanotechnology drug delivery and pharmaceutical disciplines. Researchers in pharmaceutical industries, especially those involved in the use of gold nanoparticles in the field of drug delivery, diagnosis, targeted and early therapies will also benefit from this book.

    • Clinical Trial Project Management

      • 1st Edition
      • November 14, 2023
      • Ashok Kumar Peepliwal
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Clinical Trial Project Management provides a detailed overview of how to conduct clinical trials in an international context. The process of conducting clinical studies across nations is based on a set of regulatory regimes developed by respective regulatory agencies. The book focuses on clinical study protocol approval processes, Ethics Committee approval processes, clinical study feasibilities, site selection, site initiation, site monitoring, database lock, sit close-out, clinical data processing and management, SAE reporting and compensation, randomization procedure, pharmacovigilance, statistical tools, BA/BE studies, and clinical study report writing. The book comprehensively covers the entire clinical trial process of conductance. In addition, the author also incorporates the clinical trial approval processes of USFDA, EMA, and JAPAN for conducting clinical trials.

    • Advanced Drug Delivery Systems for Colonic Disorders

      • 1st Edition
      • November 4, 2023
      • Harish Dureja + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Advanced Drug Delivery Systems for Colonic Disorders presents state-of-the-art methods for targeted drug delivery to the colon. These methods can prolong drug half-lives, improve bioavailability, optimize pharmacokinetics, and reduce medication dosing frequency. Chapters allow readers to not only become familiar with advancements, but also understand concepts by providing illustrations, figures, and informative tables. Contents cover an overview of colonic diseases, the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved, current and traditional therapeutic approaches, biomaterials, oral drug delivery methods, targeted drug delivery, nutraceuticals and herbal medicine approaches, prebiotics, probiotics and symbiotics, nanomedicine approaches, and the status of clinical trials.This book is the perfect resources for researchers in pharma, biomaterials, and nutrition to help familiarize them with new and upcoming therapeutic methods. Research physicians in GI can also benefit from reading this book for its clinical applications.

    • Side Effects of Drugs Annual

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 45
      • October 30, 2023
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • eBook
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      Side Effects of Drugs Annual: A Worldwide Yearly Survey of New Data in Adverse Drug Reactions, Volume 45, first published in 1977, presents clinicians and medical investigators with a critical survey of new data and trends in adverse drug reactions and interactions. Topics covered include ADRs, ADEs and SEDs: A Bird’s Eye View, Lithium, Drugs of abuse, Side effects of drugs used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, Sedatives and hypnotics, Antipsychotic agents, Anti-epileptic Medications, Side effects of opioid analgesics and narcotic antagonists, Anti-inflammatory and antipyretic analgesics and drugs used in gout, Side effects of local anesthetics and therapeutic gases, and more. Other sections covered include Antihistamines (H1 receptor antagonists), Drugs that act on the respiratory tract, Positive inotropic drugs and drugs used in dysrhythmias, Beta adrenergic antagonists and antianginal drugs, Drugs acting on the cerebral and peripheral circulations, Antihypertensive drugs, and much much more.

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