Ansel’s Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems

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The purpose of this text is to introduce pharmacy students to the principles, practices, and technologies applied in the preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems. An integrated presentation is used in this textbook to demonstrate the interrelationships between pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical principles, product design, formulation, manufacture, compounding, and the clinical application of the various dosage forms in patient care. Regulations and standards governing the manufacturing and compounding of pharmaceuticals are also presented.

The detailed presentation of each dosage form includes physical, physicochemical, and clinical discussions. The new activities at the end of each chapter are designed to provide opportunities for creative thought and application of the content.

The tenth edition presents another significant rewrite of some of the sections of the previous edition and many updated and new figures. New features of this edition include:

  • Updated content in each chapter
  • Example manufactured and compounding formulas
  • Ancillaries as described in the following section
  • New Appendix on active ingredient considerations in dosing

Metadata of Ansel’s Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems

Reference Type:  Book
Record Number: 8
Author: Loyd V Allen, Jr. and Ansel, Howard C
Year: 2013
Title: Ansel’s Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems
Place Published: Philadelphia, USA
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Number of Pages: 809
Editor: Howes, Sirkka
Edition: 10th
Date: December 23, 2013
Short Title: Ansel’s Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems
ISBN: 9781451188769

Citation in NLM style:

Loyd V Allen J, Ansel HC. Ansel’s Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems. 10th ed. Philadelphia, USA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2013. 809 p.

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