Front Cover; Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction and Perspective; 2 Aiding Candidate Drug Selection: Introduction and Objectives; 3 Preformulation Investigations using Small Amounts of Compound as an Aid to Candidate Drug Selection and Early Development; 4 Biopharmaceutical Support in Candidate Drug Selection; 5 Early Drug Development: Product Design; 6 Preformulation as an Aid to Product Design in Early Drug Development; 7 Biopharmaceutical Support in Formulation Development; 8 Product Optimization; 9 Parenteral Dosage Forms; 10 Inhalation Dosage Forms; 11 Oral Solid Dosage Forms
Summary
This timely Second Edition reflects the mounting pressure on pharmaceutical companies to accelerate the new drug development and launch process, and the shift from developing small molecules to the growth of biopharmaceuticals. It meets the need for up-to-date and advanced information for drug preformulation and formulation, and addresses the current trends in the continually evolving pharmaceutical industry