Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems

Section 1 Principles of dosage form design and development: introduction to drugs and pharmacy; new drug development and approval process; dosage form design - pharmaceutic and formulation consideration; dosage form design - biopharmaceutic and pharmacokinetics considerations; current good manufacturing practices and good compounding practices. Section 2 Solid dosage forms and modified-release drug delivery systems: powders and granules; capsules and tables; modified-release dosage forms and drug delivery systems. section 3 Semi-solid and transdermal systems: ointments, creams, and gels; transdermal drug delivery systems, Section 4 Pharmaceutical inserts: suppositories and inserts. Section 5 Liquid dosage forms: solutions; disperse systems. Section 6 Sterile dosage forms and delivery systems: parenteral; biological; ophthalmic solutions and suspensions. Section 7 Novel and advanced dosage forms, delivery systems, and devices: radiopharmaceuticals; products of biotechnology; novel dosage forms and drug delivery technology. Appendix: systems and techniques of pharmaceutical measurement.