Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Completely revised and updated, this fourth edition elucidates the principles of pharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics, dosage form design, and drug delivery—including emerging new biotechnology based treatment modalities. The authors integrate aspects of physical pharmacy, chemistry, biology, and biopharmaceutics into drug delivery. This edition emphasizes the heightened focus that the recent remarkable progress in gene editing, immunotherapy, and nanotechnology has brought to the design of new drugs, diagnostic approaches, and novel dosage forms, highlighting the emerging emphasis on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in drug discovery.

A fundamental text covering the principles, methods, and applications of drug formulation and delivery systems relevant to pharmaceutical science students and professionals.

This volume, part of the "Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Aspects" series, focuses on the importance and selection criteria for solvent systems used in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical development, aiding in the formulation of safe and effective drugs.

This book focuses on molecular imprinting in drug delivery systems, providing an in-depth review of the general principles of molecular imprinting technology, preparation process, basic characteristics, and current research status. It features contributions from experts on the latest knowledge and achievements in the field.

A comprehensive textbook detailing the scientific principles of pharmaceutics, covering drug formulation, dosage form design, and the industrial manufacture of medicines.

Provides a general overview of membrane processes used in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry for downstream processing and purification of pharmaceuticals, enzymes, antibiotics, and therapeutic proteins. Detailed processes examined include ultrafiltration, microfiltration, virus filtration, and membrane chromatography.

This volume explores the philosophical and ethical issues related to pharmaceutical development, dispensing, and use. It contributes to the scholarship of bioethics and the philosophy of medicine, addressing basic problems in the epistemology and metaphysics of medicine, models of explanation, concepts of health and disease, and clinical judgment in the context of drug science.