Biopharmaceutics

Explore the latest research in biopharmaceutics from leading contributors in the field In Biopharmaceutics - From Fundamentals to Industrial Practice,distinguished Scientists from the UK's Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences Biopharmaceutica Focus Group deliver a comprehensiveexamination of the tools used within the field of biopharmaceuticsand their applications to drug development. This edited volume is an indispensable tool foranyone seeking to better understand the field of biopharmaceutics as it rapidly developsand evolves. Beginning with an expansive introduction to the basics of biopharmaceutics and the context that underpins the field, theincluded resources go on to discuss how biopharmaceutics are integrated into product development within the pharmaceutical industry. Explorations of howtheregulatoryaspects of biopharmaceutics function, as well as the impact of physiology and anatomy on the rate and extent of drug absorption, follow. Readers will find insightful discussions of physiologically based modelingas a valuable asset in the biopharmaceutics toolkit and how to apply the principles of the field to special populations.The book goes on to discuss: Thoroughintroductionsto biopharmaceutics, basic pharmacokinetics, and biopharmaceutics measures Comprehensive explorations of solubility, permeability, and dissolution Practical discussions of the use of biopharmaceutics to inform candidate drug selection and optimization,as well as biopharmaceutics tools for rational formulation design In-depth examinations of biopharmaceutics classification systems and regulatory biopharmaceutics, as well as regulatory biopharmaceutics and the impact of anatomy and physiology Perfect forprofessionals working in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries,Biopharmaceutics - From Fundamentals to Industrial Practiceis an incisive and up-to-date resource on the practical, pharmaceuticalapplicationsof the field.