Pharmacy: Books

Macleod's Clinical Examination

Fifty years since it was first published and now fully revised, Macleod's remains the textbook of choice for medical students, junior doctors, nurses and allied health practitioners who understand that excellence in clinical examination is integral to good practice. The fifteenth edition will teach you how to take a history and carry out proficient clinical examination, in order to elicit the key clinical symptoms and signs of disease. It covers general principles, relevant history, examination and investigations for all the major body systems - and how to effectively apply these skills to specific clinical situations and prepare for assessment. (Provided by Publisher.)

Advanced Drug Delivery: Methods and Applications

This book provides an overview of various drug delivery systems at the cellular level including biological, chemical methods, and most importantly physical methods such as photoporation, electroporation, mechanoporation, and device-based techniques (e.g., microfluidics), as well as organism-level techniques including nanomaterials, biomaterials, and transdermal. Drug delivery (DD) can be defined as the method and route by which an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) is administered to promote its desired pharmacological effect and/or convenience and/or to reduce adverse effects. Drug delivery systems are developed to maximize drug efficacy and minimize side effects. As drug delivery technologies improve, the drug becomes safer and more comfortable for patients to use. During the last seven decades, extraordinary progress has been made in drug delivery technologies, such as systems for long-term delivery for months and years, localized delivery, and targeted delivery. The advances, however, will face the next phase considering the future technologies that we need to overcome many physicochemical barriers for new formulation development and biological unknowns for treating various diseases. Thus, various technologies are built at a single-cell level as well as an organism level. This book is useful at the university level for graduate courses or research studies and biotechnology-based companies with research and development on cell-based analysis, diagnosis, or drug screening. This book is also very useful for researchers in drug delivery technologies, which came in frontier research for the past decade (Provided by Publisher).

The Rise and Fall of the Age of Psychopharmacology

This book focuses on the age of psychopharmacology that began in the 1950s, when science entered the study of drugs that affect the brain and mind. It reviews the recent fall of psychopharmacology as drug offerings became impoverished and diagnoses became distorted by a pseudoscientific system called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It looks at new diagnoses, such as “major depression,” which have strayed increasingly from the real disorders of most patients. The book discusses the invasion of psychopharmacology by the pharmaceutical industry, which paid off commercially but not scientifically. It tells the story of the public health disaster of psychopharmacology, wherein psychiatry’s diagnoses and therapeutics have largely failed and greatly declined from earlier days (Provided by Publisher).

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Remington: the science and practice of pharmacy

Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, Twenty Third Edition, offers a trusted, completely updated source of information for education, training, and development of pharmacists. Published for the first time with Elsevier, this edition includes coverage of biologics and biosimilars as uses of those therapeutics have increased substantially since the previous edition. Also discussed are formulations, drug delivery (including prodrugs, salts, polymorphism. With clear, detailed color illustrations, fundamental information on a range of pharmaceutical science areas, and information on new developments in industry, pharmaceutical industry scientists, especially those involved in drug discovery and development will find this edition of Remington an essential reference (Provided by Publisher).

The Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance

This comprehensive textbook serves as a cornerstone resource for students, faculty, and professionals in the field of pharmaceutical sciences. It provides an exhaustive exploration of the principles, methodologies, and best practices critical to upholding quality in pharmaceutical products. The book is meticulously designed to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, ensuring that readers are well-prepared to meet the dynamic demands of the pharmaceutical industry. The content is structured to guide readers through a detailed understanding of quality assurance systems, starting from the foundational principles to the complexities of modern regulatory requirements. By emphasizing the critical role of quality assurance in safeguarding public health, this book inspires readers to uphold the highest standards of excellence in their academic and professional pursuits. (Provided by Publisher.)

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