Handbook of pharmaceutical excipients /

Handbook of pharmaceutical excipients / edited by Paul J. Sheskey, Walter G. Cook and Colin G. Cable. - Eight edition - London ; Washington DC : Pharmaceutical Press ; American Pharmacists Association, 2017 - xxxi, 1184 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Previous edition: 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

New Formulation Considerations and Related Information chapters on: - Functional Categories of Pharmaceutical Excipients - Pharmaceutical Excipients in Pediatric Formulations - The Selection of Excipients for Oral Solid Dosage Forms - Reactive Components in Pharmaceutical Excipients Over 400 Monographs benefiting from a standardized, easy-to-use template including: - pharmacopoeial information from the UK, Europe, Japan and the United States where relevant - non-proprietary names and synonyms - chemical name and structure, CAS Registry number, empirical formula, molecular weight - functional category, applications and incompatibilities - material description and typical excipient properties - safety, stability, storage and handling information - method of drug manufacture - related substances - primary references - editorial comments - author details and revision date 6 Appendices: - Suppliers directory - List of Monographs by Functional Category - List of Related Substances - List of Excipients by `E' number - List of Excipients by `EINECS' number - List of Excipients by `CAS' number

The Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients is internationally recognised as the authoritative source of information on pharmaceutical excipients giving a comprehensive guide to uses, properties and safety.

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