Release Date: 15 March, 2001
Hardcover
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From Book News, Inc.
With the goal of improving communication among diverse professionals involved in the manufacture of therapeutic agents-- from pharmaceutical researchers to chemical and industrial engineers, this volume summarizes the fundamental engineering principles and operations critical to converting bulk pharmaceutical products to patient-ready drug dosage delivery forms. The 15 chapters updating the out-of-print late 1960s text, Unit Processes in Pharmacy, cover such topics as heat and mass transfer, crystallization, size reduction and classification, sterilization, and bioprocessing. Hickey teaches at the School of Pharmacy at the U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and is the president and CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Ganderton, with a Ph.D. from the U. of London, directs a pharmaceutical company in Bath.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR
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Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Summarizes fundamental engineering principles and operations critical to converting bulk pharmaceutical products into patient-ready and appropriate drug delivery dosage forms and facilitates understanding of the practical aspects of drug production. Rating 3.0
Good introduction to pharmaceutical process engineering.An above average treatment, although a bit too brief in many areas, especially the various unit operations. One must have some basic understanding of chemical engineering concepts to follow through the pages, although the initial few chapters tried to address that. However, there are still plenty of useful insights with regards to pharmaceutical process engineering. Could do with more figures of actual equipment used in the pharmaceutical industry. |
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