Thoroughly updated and expanded, this new Third Edition provides the latest information on dosage, forms, film defects, and polymer characterization. Written by renowned leaders in the field, Aqueous Polymeric Coatings for Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms is easily the most comprehensive book available on the market today.





New to the Third Edition:















the interaction of drugs with functional polymers
the influence of processing parameters on coating quality
the stabilization of polymeric film coats
plasticizers and their applications in pharmaceutical coatings
adhesion of polymeric films to solid substrates
basic properties of latex and pseudolatex colloidal dispersions












Key topics included:















polymer interactions with drugs and excipients
physical aging of polymeric films
a complete overview and in-depth analysis of recent advances in the field, which includes information on the latest equipment used to apply polymers to a pharmaceutical system
illustrated examples explaining the appropriate steps to be taken in order to solve formulation, processing, and stability problems to achieve an optimized dosage form