FASTtrack: Pharmaceutical Compounding and Dispensing

FASTtrack: Pharmaceutical Compounding and Dispensing
First edition
Christopher A Langley - Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Aston University School of Pharmacy and Dawn Belcher - TLecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Aston University School of Pharmacy

Are your exams coming up? Are you drowning in textbooks and lecture notes and wondering where to begin? Take the FASTtrack route to successful study for your examinations.

FASTtrack is a new series of indispensable revision/study guides created especially for pharmacy students.

Each book focuses on what pharmacy students really need to know in order to pass exams, providing concise, bulleted information, key points, tips and an all-important self-assessment section which includes MCQs, case studies, sample essay questions and worked examples.

The FASTtrack series provides the ultimate lecture notes and is a must-have for all pharmacy students wanting to study and test themselves for forthcoming exams.

Based on the successful textbook, Pharmaceutical Compounding and Dispensing, this book has been designed to assist the student compounder in understanding the key dosage forms encountered within extemporaneous dispensing.

Covering all areas of the pharmacy degree, the first titles in the series include:

Applied Pharmaceutical Practice (based on the textbook of the same name)
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (based on the textbook of the same name)
Law and Ethics in Pharmacy Practice (due March 2010)
Managing Symptoms in the Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Compounding and Dispensing (based on the textbook of the same name)
Pharmaceutics - Dosage Form and Design
Pharmaceutics - Drug Delivery and Targeting
Pharmacology
Physical Pharmacy (based on Florence & Attwood's Physicochemical Principles of Pharmacy)
Therapeutics

Note: Visit the FASTtrack website FASTtrack website for extra MCQs, sample online content and much more.

Reviews:
15-Nov-09, Future Pharmacist:
'This book (has the) ability to stand as both a perfect revision guide and possible reference resource. This book is well worth the money paid and time spent reading. I would definitely say this book is an essential read for all pharmacy students'
Ryan Hamilton, Future Pharmacist, British Pharmaceutical Students' Association, Winter 2009

01-Nov-08, Future Pharmacist:
'An essential book for all pharmacy students. This book is laid out well, allowing students to find the information they need quickly and easily, giving this book the ability to stand as both a perfect revision guide and possible reference resource.'
Ryan Hamilton, Liverpool John Moores School of Pharmacy, third year, Future Pharmacist Winter 2008

08-Oct-08, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education:
'This book is a well organised and comprehensive review of extemporaneous pharmaceutical compounding and dispensing written by British educators. Overall this book is an excellent review of extemporaneous compounding and dispensing following the British National Formulary. This book would be a useful addition to the resource and reference library of pharmacy educators and practicing pharmacists seeking a review of extemporaneous pharmaceutical compounding and dispensing.'
Deborah Lester Strong, PharmD, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2008 72 (5) Article 123 October 2008

08-Oct-08, Chemist and Druggist:
'FASTtrack Pharmaceutical Compounding and Dispensing is an ideal small and compact textbook for both students and pharmacists involved in extemporaneous dispensing.'
Elizabeth Robinson, student, Keele University, Chemist and Druggist published online on October 2008

01-Feb-08, Doody Enterprises, Inc.:
'This book provides readers with a handy and useful guide to preparing accurate and effective pharmaceutical compounds and extemporaneous preparations. This is certainly written for students of pharmacy, but it is also useful for working pharmacists as a handy reference when they need to recall how to prepare/compound different dosage forms. Calculation examples and self assessment questions are a nice feature, particularly for pharmacy students. I was pleasantly surprised by this book. It certainly refreshed my memory of these topics from pharmacy school and it serves to remind us as pharmacists that this still is part of the job, albeit much less frequently.'
Patrick J. McDonnell, PharmD. Temple University School of Pharmacy. Doody Enterprises, Inc. February 2008

Contents:
1. Introduction: 2. Solutions: 3. Suspensions: 4. Emulsions: 5. Creams: 6. Ointments, Pastes and Gels: 7. Suppositories and Pessaries: 8. Powders and Capsules: Answers to Self Assessment: Appendixes: