Excipient toxicity and safety
By: edited by Myra L. Weiner, Lois A. Kotkoskie.
Contributors: Weiner, Myra L., 1944-; Kotkoskie, Lois A.
Series: Drugs and the pharmaceutical sciences -- v.103.
Publisher: M. Dekker
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Excipients -- Toxicology.; Excipients -- toxicity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt.1. Introduction to excipients; title: What are excipients?; title: Purity of excipients; title: History of excipient safety and toxicity; title: Regulation of pharmaceuicatl excipients; title: Pt.2. Safety evaluation of pharamceutical excipients; title: Development of safety evaluation guidelines; title: Routes of exposure: oral; title: Routes of exposure: topical and transdermal; title: Routes of exposure: inhalation and intranasal; title: Routes of exposure: parenteral; title: Routes of exposure: other; title: Pt.3. Risk assessment of excipients; title: Toxicokinetics and hazard identification; title: Exposure assessment; title: Risk assessment and risk communication; title: Pt.4. Future issues; title: Harmonization of excipient standards.