Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dosage forms and routes of drug administration -- Oral route of drug delivery -- Pharmaceutical solutions, dissolution, and diffusion -- Pharmaceutical powders -- Pharmaceutical suspensions -- Emulsions -- Granulation -- Tablets -- Capsules -- Modified-release oral dosage -- Nanotechnology -- Packaging -- Dosage form stability -- Good manufacturing practices -- Introduction to bioavailability -- Introduction to the drug regulatory process -- Buccal and sublingual delivery -- Nasal drug delivery -- Dermal and transdermal drug delivery -- Ophthalmic drug delivery -- Rectal and vaginal drug delivery.

"One aspect of the safe and appropriate utilization of medicines deals with human physiology, pathology, and pharmacology, as the theoretical basis. The other important aspect is a fundamental understanding of what goes into the production of medicines and the patient-centric issues that arise from this process. Pharmacists should understand both aspects to be suitably equipped to advise their patients. In addition, drug delivery concepts should not only be of research importance, since they already affect medicines consumed daily. The pharmacist is handling these products or must offer consultation about them to patients and medical staff, and they are becoming increasingly important. Hence, a fundamental understanding of this topic is also needed. This book is written to encompass these concepts"-- Provided by publisher.