Aulton's Pharmaceutics: The Design and Manufacture of Medicines, 5e

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The content has been extensively revised and updated, and many new subjects introduced, because pharmaceutics continually changes, particularly in the ways that drug products are designed, manufactured and delivered to patients. P>All aspects of pharmaceutics are covered in a clear and readily accessible way and extensively illustrated throughout, providing an essential companion to the entire pharmaceutics curriculum from day one until the end of the course.

I bought this book for my class in Pharmaceutical Technology and with a strong background in Physical Chemistry I found this book very good for the transition from Physical Chemistry to Physical Pharmacy. The language of the book has also changed and the explanations were further simplified so that we actually understand the concept even better! One of the world’s best-known texts on pharmaceutics, Aulton's Pharmaceutics offers a complete course in one book for students in all years of undergraduate pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences degrees. I have tried all these books, even 2007 version of it, I hated Aulton 2007 but this book is amazing!Pharmaceutics is one of the most diverse subject areas in pharmaceutical science and an understanding of it is vital for all pharmacists and scientists involved in converting drugs to medicines that can be safely delivered to a patient. In brief, it is concerned with the scientific and technological aspects of the design and manufacture of dosage forms or medicines. For the first three editions, Prof Mike Aulton (Emeritus Professor, De Montfort University and Fellow of the School of Pharmacy) was sole editor of this textbook, which is widely known as “ Aulton”. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

P>One of the world’s best-known texts on pharmaceutics, Aulton's Pharmaceutics offers a complete course in one book for students in all years of undergraduate pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences degrees. It has been neatly tidied up and with sections and very good summary in the beginning it has covered almost everything (looking forward for more in the future! Elsevier is a leading publisher of health science books and journals, helping to advance medicine by delivering superior education, reference information and decision support tools to doctors, nurses, health practitioners and students. With titles available across a variety of media, we are able to supply the information you need in the most convenient format. An understanding of pharmaceutics is therefore vital to all pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists who are involved in converting a drug or a potential drug into a medicine that can be delivered safely, efficiently and conveniently to the patient.

The book provides pharmacy and pharmaceutical science students with the latest information on all aspects of pharmaceutics. It it a bit long-winded and sometimes difficult to understand, but maybe it is because i dislike pharmaceutics! I bought this book for my class in Pharmaceutical Technology and, with a strong background in Physical Chemistry, I found this book very good for the transition from Physical Chemistry to Physical Pharmacy. Smart study tools such as note sharing and subscription, review mode, and Microsoft OneNote integration. Professor Aulton's Pharmaceutics has become established as the clearest, most comprehensive textbook on this subject.

The philosophy of this sixth edition is unchanged from earlier editions; the book comprehensively covers all aspects of pharmaceutics and is intentionally structured and written for newcomers to the formulation and manufacture of medicines, particularly pharmacy undergraduates. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. An understanding of pharmaceutics is therefore vital for all pharmacists and those pharmaceutical scientists who are involved with converting a drug or a potential drug into a medicine that can be delivered safely, effectively and conveniently to the patient. The table of contents at the beginning of the each chapter is really good, the diagrams have been renewed. Contributors to this new edition include many current and former School of Pharmacy people including: Susan Barker, Abdul Basit, Steve Brocchini, Graham Buckton, Soraya Dhillon, Hala Fadda, Christina Freire, Simon Gaisford, Francesca Gavins, Neil Hartman, Majella Lane, Christine Madla, Emma McConnell, Sudax Murdan, Mine Orlu, Somavarapu Satyanarayana, Andreas Schatzlein, Khalid Sheikh, Catherine Tuleu, Ijeoma Uchegbu and Gareth Williams.By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.