This essential book for the practicing mass spectroscopist will appeal to a variety of biochemists, pharmaceutical scientists, forensic, clinical and life scientists and analytical chemists. Unlike previous texts, this book brings together material widely dispersed in the pertinent literature into one easy accessible source, giving you all the need-to-know information at your fingertips. * Describes and critically discusses the power and limits of new and established mass spectrometric approaches within the pharmaceutical industry * Considers methods used for drug discovery and development, quality control and industrial process monitoring.