Pharmaceutical analysis determines the purity concentration active compounds shelf life rate of absorption in the body identity stability rate of release etc. of a drug. Testing a pharmaceutical product involves a variety of analyses and the analytical processes described in this book are used in industries as diverse as food beverages cosmetics detergents metals paints water agrochemicals biotechnological products and pharmaceuticals. The mathematics involved is notoriously difficult but this much-praised and well established textbook now revised and updated for its fifth edition guides a student through the complexities with clear writing and the author's expertise from many years' teaching pharmacy students.
Key Features
Worked calculation examples and self-assessment test questions aid continuous learning reinforcement throughout
Frequent use of figures and diagrams clarify points made in the text
Practical examples are used to show the application of techniques
Key points boxes summarise the need to know information for each topic
Focuses on the most relevant and frequently used techniques within the field
Author Information
By David G. Watson, BSc, PhD, PGCE, Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Book Contents
Chapter 1 Control of the quality of analytical methods Chapter 2 Physical and chemical properties of drug molecules Chapter 3 Titrimetric and chemical analysis methods Chapter 4 Ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy Chapter 5 Infrared spectrophotometry Chapter 6 Atomic spectrophotometry Chapter 7 Molecular emission spectroscopy Chapter 8 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy Chapter 9 Mass spectrometry Chapter 10 Chromatographic theory Chapter 11 Gas chromatography Chapter 12 High-performance liquid chromatography Chapter 13 Thin-layer chromatography Chapter 14 High-performance capillary electrophoresis Chapter 15 Extraction methods in pharmaceutical analysis Chapter 16 Methods used in the quality control of biotechnologically produced drugs Chapter 17 Electrochemical biosensors
