An introduction to pharmaceutical sciences
Subtitle: production, chemistry, techniques and technology
By: Jiben Roy
Series: Biohealthcare Publishing series on pharma, biotech and biosciences. Science, technology and business -- 18
Publisher: Biohealthcare Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9781907568527
Copyright date: 2021
Subjects: Pharmaceutical chemistry; Pharmaceutical technology
Description: This textbook is written as a unified approach to various topics, ranging from drug discovery to manufacturing, techniques and technology, regulation and marketing. The key theme of the book is pharmaceuticals - what every student of pharmaceutical sciences should know: from the active pharmaceutical ingredients to the preparation of various dosage forms along with the relevant chemistry, this book makes pharmaceuticals relevant to undergraduate students of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences.

This book explains how a particular drug was discovered and then converted from lab-scale to manufacturing scale, to the market. It explains the motivation for drug discovery, the reaction chemistry involved, experimental difficulties, various dosage forms and the reasoning behind them, mechanism of action, quality assurance and role of regulatory agencies. After having a course based on this book, the student will be able to understand: 1) the career prospects in the pharmaceutical industry, 2) the need for interdisciplinary teamwork in science, 3) the techniques and technology involved in making pharmaceuticals starting from bulk drugs, and 4) different dosage forms and critical factors in the development of pharmaceutical formulations in relation to the principles of chemistry.

A few blockbuster drugs including atorvastatin, sildanefil, ranitidine, ciprofloxacin, amoxicillin, and the longest serving drugs such as aspirin and paracetamol are discussed in detail. Finally, the book also covers the important current pharmaceutical issues like quality control, safety, counterfeiting and abuse of drugs, and future prospects for pharmaceutical industry.

Key Features
Unified approach explaining drug discovery, bulk drug manufacturing, formulation of dosage forms, with pharmacological and therapeutic actions
Manufacturing processes of representative active pharmaceutical ingredients and their chemistry plus formulation of dosage forms presented in this book are based on actual industrial processes
Covers many aspects relevant to students of the pharmaceutical sciences or newly employed pharmaceutical researchers/employees. It contains summary information about regulatory agencies of different countries (Source: Elsevier)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1: Introduction; title: Chapter 2: Career prospects in the pharmaceutical industry; title: Chapter 3: Drugs, medicines, and regulatory authorities; title: Chapter 4: Bulk drugs or active pharmaceutical ingredients; title: Chapter 5: Formulated drugs 1; title: Chapter 6: Formulated drugs 2; title: Chapter 7: The stability of medicines; title: Chapter 8: Quality assurance in medicines; title: Chapter 9: Pharmacological concepts and drugs; title: Chapter 10: The top five most common or long-selling drugs; title: Chapter 11: Life-style drugs, statins, COX-2 drugs; title: Chapter 12: Counterfeit drugs and drug abuse; title: Chapter 13: New pharmaceutical technology and pharmaceuticals; title: Chapter 14: Future prospects for the pharmaceutical industry; title: Chapter 15: Pharmaceutical case studie; title: (Source: Elsevier)