FASTtrack: Pharmaceutics - Dosage Form and Design

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• Name: FASTtrack: Pharmaceutics - Dosage Form and Design
• Brand: Pharmpress
• Description: Jones, David SSecond editionScheduled closure of pharmpress.comDavid S Jones, Chair of Biomaterial Science, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University of BelfastISBN 978 0 85711 078 7Published Jun 2016Paperback 234 x 156mm (432pp)DESCRIPTION: FASTtrack Pharmaceutics - Dosage Form and Design focuses on what you really need to know in order to pass your pharmacy exams. It provides concise, bulleted information, key points, tips and an all-important self-assessment section, including MCQs. This FASTtrack book discusses an array of major dosage forms that are commonly encountered by pharmacists in professional practice. Essential information concerning the formulation of these dosage forms is delivered in a format that will aid your understanding and remove the complexities of the various topics. This second edition includes a new chapter on pharmaceutical engineering. All chapters have been revised and updated and there are self-assessment questions at the end of each section to reinforce understanding. Are your exams coming up? Are you drowning in textbooks and lecture notes and wondering where to begin? Take the FASTtrack route and study successfully for your exams. FASTtrack offers the ultimate lecture notes and is a must-have for all pharmacy undergraduate students and pre-registration trainees wanting to study, revise and practice MCQs ahead of exams. Visit the FASTtrack website for more MCQs from the FASTtrack series. CONTENTS: Pharmaceutical solutions for administration to the gastrointestinal tract Pharmaceutical disperse systems 1: suspensions - general principles and the formulation of suspensions for oral administration Pharmaceutical disperse systems 2: emulsions and creams Pharmaceutical disperse systems 3: ointments, pastes, lotions, gels and related formulations Parenteral formulations Ocular, nasal and otic dosage forms Vaginal and rectal dosage forms Respiratory dosage forms Solid-dosage forms 1: tablets Solid-dosage forms 2: capsules Introduction to pharmaceutical engineering