This timely, expanded new edition is the definitive handbook for experienced drug metabolism and pharmaceutical scientists and those new to the field.





Written by internationally renowned authors, it provides integrated, comprehensive coverage of fundamental aspects of drug metabolism and the practical applications that help guide researchers through key challenges in modern drug discovery and development.





The Second Edition covers the many recent scientific and technical advances in the field, and is organized in four sections - ideal for use in undergraduate and graduate programs in Drug Metabolism and Clinical Pharmacology:















fundamental aspects of drug metabolism
factors that affect drug metabolism
new enabling technologies to study drug metabolism
applications of metabolism studies in drug development and drug discovery