Pharmaceutical Compounding and Dispensing

Pharmaceutical Compounding and Dispensing
First edition

John F Marriott - Senior Lecturer, Pharmacy Practice, Aston University School of Pharmacy, Keith A Wilson - Head of School , Aston University School of Pharmacy, Christopher A Langley - Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Aston University School of Pharmacy and Dawn Belcher - Teaching Fellow, Pharmacy Practice, Aston University School of Pharmacy

This new title is a modern, detailed and practical guide to the theory and practice of extemporaneous compounding and dispensing, and a source of reference for extemporaneous formulae.

Written by experts and split over three key sections, Pharmaceutical Compounding and Dispensing will equip pharmacy students and practising pharmacists with the knowledge required to produce extemporaneous formulations safely and effectively.

An accompanying CD-ROM contains video clips of the techniques described in the book, and will further aid learning.

Contents:
1. Historical Perspective: 2. Obsolete Dosage Forms, Equipment and Methods of Preparation: 3. Historical Weights and Measures: Part 2. Pharmaceutical Forms and Their Preparation: 1. Key Formulation Skills: 2. Extemporaneous Dispensing: 3. Solutions: 4. Suspensions: 5. Emulsions: 6. Creams: 7. Ointments, Pastes and Gels: 8. Suppositories and Pessaries: 9. Powders and Capsules: 10. Specialised Formulation Issues: Part 3 Product Formulae: 1. Creams: 2. Dusting Powders: 3. Internal Mixtures: 4. Liniments, Lotions and Applications: 5. Ointments and Pastes: 6. Powders: 7. Miscellaneous Formulae: Appendix 1. Glossary of Terms Used in Formulations: Appendix 2 Abbreviations Commonly Used Within Pharmacy: Appendix 3 Changing Substance Names From BANs to INNs:

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