Preface ....................................................................... vii Contributors ............................................................. ix Acknowledgements .................................................. xiii What is 'pharmaceutics'?......................................... xv Kevin M.G. Taylor and Michael E. Aulton 1. Design of dosage forms.................................. 1 Peter York 2. Dissolution and solubility ............................. 13 Michael E. Aulton 3. Properties of solutions ................................... 30 Michael E. Aulton 4. Surfaces and interfaces ................................... 39 Graham Buckton 5. Disperse systems.............................................. 50 David Attwood 6. Rheology........................................................... 81 Christopher Marriott 7. Kinetics ............................................................. 101 Gareth R. Williams and John P. Malkinson 8. Solid-state properties .................................... 114 Graham Buckton 9. Particle size analysis ..................................... 126 Kevin M.G. Taylor 10. Particle size reduction and size separation....................................................... 143 Michael E. Aulton 11. Mixing............................................................. 156 Andrew M. Twitchell 12. Powder flow................................................... 172 Michael E. Aulton 13. Fundamentals of microbiology................... 184 Lara-Marie Barnes and Geoffrey W. Hanlon 14. Pharmaceutical applications of microbiological techniques.......................... 208 Lara-Marie Barnes and Norman A. Hodges 15. Action of physical and chemical agents on microorganisms....................................... 229 Lara-Marie Barnes, Geoffrey W. Hanlon and Norman A. Hodges 16. Principles of sterilization ............................. 247 Susannah E. Walsh, Katie Laird and Jean-Yves Maillard 17. Sterilization in practice ................................ 257 Jean-Yves Maillard, Katie Laird and Susannah E. Walsh 18. Introduction to biopharmaceutics.............. 275 Marianne Ashford and Kevin M.G. Taylor 19. Gastrointestinal tract e physiology and drug absorption............................................. 279 Marianne Ashford and Kevin M.G. Taylor 20. Bioavailability e physicochemical, dosage form and formulation factors ........ 297 Marianne Ashford, Kevin M.G. Taylor and Hala M. Fadda 21. Assessment of biopharmaceutical properties ....................................................... 320 Marianne Ashford and Kevin M.G. Taylor 22. Dosage regimens ........................................... 343 Soraya Dhillon and Nkiruka Umaru 23. Pharmaceutical preformulation .................. 360 Simon Gaisford 24. Solutions ........................................................ 386 Sudaxshina Murdan 25. Clarification ................................................... 397 Andrew M. Twitchell 26. Suspensions ................................................... 407 Susan A. Barker 27. Emulsions and creams ................................. 424 Gillian M. Eccleston 28. Ointments, pastes, gels, cutaneous patches and topical sprays........................... 453 Majella E. Lane 29. Powders, granules and granulation ............ 463 Michael E. Aulton 30. Drying............................................................. 483 Michael E. Aulton and Satyanarayana Somavarapu 31. Tablets and compaction............................... 501 Goeran Alderborn and Goeran Frenning 32. Modified-release oral drug delivery ............ 542 Emma L. McConnell, Christine M. Madla and Abdul W. Basit 33. Coating of tablets and multiparticulates ... 558 Stuart C. Porter 34. Continuous manufacturing of tablets ........ 574 Aktham Aburub and Hala M. Fadda 35. Hard capsules ................................................ 586 Brian E. Jones 36. Soft capsules .................................................. 599 Stephen Tindal 37. Dissolution testing of solid dosage forms............................................................... 612 Ana Cristina Freire, Francesca K.H. Gavins and Abdul W. Basit 38. Parenteral drug delivery ............................... 626 Robert Lowe 39. Pulmonary drug delivery ............................. 641 Kevin M.G. Taylor 40. Nasal drug delivery....................................... 658 Gary P. Martin and Alison B. Lansley 41. Ocular drug delivery..................................... 677 Hala Fadda, Ashkan Khalili, Peng Tee Khaw and Steve Brocchini 42. Otic drug delivery ......................................... 701 Xu Liu, Hugh Smyth and Feng Zhang 43. Topical and transdermal drug delivery ...... 713 Adrian C. Williams 44. Rectal and vaginal drug delivery................. 735 Kalliopi Dodou 45. Preparation and delivery of biopharmaceuticals....................................... 752 Ijeoma F. Uchegbu and Andreas G. Schatzlein 46. Pharmaceutical nanotechnology and nanomedicines .............................................. 768 Yvonne Perrie 47. Radiopharmaceuticals................................... 789 Neil Hartman and Margaret Cooper 48. The formulation and manufacture of plant medicines............................................. 805 G. Brian Lockwood 49. Design and administration of medicines for paediatric and geriatric patients............ 818 Catherine Tuleu, Mine Orlu and David Wright 50. Packaging ....................................................... 833 Sudaxshina Murdan 51. Chemical stability in dosage forms............ 848 Andrew R. Barnes and Mark Santillo 52. Microbial contamination, spoilage and preservation of medicines............................ 860 Norman A. Hodges and Lara-Marie Barnes 53. Product stability and stability testing......... 871 Paul Marshall 54. Pharmaceutical quality: the application of pharmaceutics in medicines regulation ....................................................... 894 Kevin M.G. Taylor, Majella E. Lane and Khalid A. Sheikh Self-assessment questions Sudaxshina Murdan Please check your eBook at https://studentconsult. inkling.com/ for self-assessment questions. See inside cover for registration details. Index.......................................................................... 915