With over 100 illustrations, Volume 1 addresses the core disciplines of pharmaceutics (absorption, PK, excipients, tablet dosage forms, and packaging), and explores the challenges and paradigms of pharmaceutics.

Key topics in Volume 1 include:




principles of drug absorption, chemical kinetics, and drug stability
pharmacokinetics
the effect of route of administration and distribution on drug action
in vivo imaging of dose forms: gamma scintigraphy, PET imaging NMR, MRI, etc.
powder technology
excipient design and characterization
preformulation
optimization techniques in pharmaceutical formulation and processing
disperse and surfactant systems
the solid state, tablet dosage forms, coating processes, and hard and soft shell capsules
parenteral products