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An introduction to pharmaceutical sciences [electronic book] : production, chemistry, techniques and technology / Jiben Roy.

By: Roy, Jiben [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Woodhead Publishing series in biomedicine no. 6. Publisher: Cambridge : Woodhead Pub., 2012Copyright date: ©2011Description: online resource (xliv, 404 pages) : illustrations ( some colour).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781908818041 (ebook).Subject(s): Pharmaceutical chemistry | Pharmaceutical technologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 615.19 Online resources: Access eBook
Contents:
1 Introduction -- 2 Career prospects in the pharmaceutical industry -- 3 Drugs, medicines, and regulatory authorities -- 4 Bulk drugs or active pharmaceutical ingredients -- 5 Formulated drugs 1 -- 6 Formulated drugs 2 -- 7 The stability of medicines -- 8 Quality assurance in medicines -- 9 Pharmacological concepts and drugs -- 10 The top five most common or long-selling drugs -- 11 Life-style drugs, statins, and COX-2 drugs -- 12 Counterfeit drugs and drug abuse -- 13 New pharmaceutical technology and pharmaceuticals -- 14 Future prospects for the pharmaceutical industry -- 15 Pharmaceutical case studies
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Notes
eBook MTU Online eBook 615.19 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available (Online) PHRM 71002 Recommended Reading
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

"First published in 2011 by Biohealthcare Publishing (Oxford) Limited."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Introduction -- 2 Career prospects in the pharmaceutical industry -- 3 Drugs, medicines, and regulatory authorities -- 4 Bulk drugs or active pharmaceutical ingredients -- 5 Formulated drugs 1 -- 6 Formulated drugs 2 -- 7 The stability of medicines -- 8 Quality assurance in medicines -- 9 Pharmacological concepts and drugs -- 10 The top five most common or long-selling drugs -- 11 Life-style drugs, statins, and COX-2 drugs -- 12 Counterfeit drugs and drug abuse -- 13 New pharmaceutical technology and pharmaceuticals -- 14 Future prospects for the pharmaceutical industry -- 15 Pharmaceutical case studies

MTU Kerry Module PHRM 71002 - Recommended Reading

Electronic reproduction: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of Access: World Wide Web

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Dr Jiben Roy is Associate Professor, Department of Sciences and Mathematics, Mississippi University for Women. He has a long and unique experience and has established an impressive track record in teaching, research and working in the pharmaceutical industry. In addition, his academic qualifications and work experiences have been enriched with international experience. Dr Roy had his undergraduate education from Bangladesh, PhD from Canada, and a post-doctoral fellowship in the USA; teaching experiences from Bangladesh, Australia and USA; pharmaceutical work experience in both bulk drugs and formulations from Bangladesh. He was the project director and principal scientist of Bangladesh first antibiotic raw material manufacturing unit, Gonoshasthaya Antibiotics Ltd and later on he joined Square Pharmaceutical Ltd. As head of R & D and technical services. He worked with many international consultants and visited many pharmaceutical companies in India, China, Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. Dr Roy has over four dozen publications, and has co-edited a special issue of journal, current medicinal chemistry.