PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING (ERT 427/3)

"This book was produced by an IChemE Working Party of industrialists with a vast amount of expertise in the subject matter covered. It provides authoritative guidance for newcomers to the pharmaceutical industry as well as being a comprehensive reference guide for more experienced personnel."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Acclaimed by students and instructors, Molecular Biotechnology is now in its fourth edition, bringing it thoroughly up to date with the latest findings and the latest industrial, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and biomedical applications. At the same time, the text maintains all the hallmarks that have made it a bestseller. These include its straightforward, jargon-free writing style and its extensive use of figures that help students make sense of complex biological systems and processes.

Providing an account of the fundamental principles of pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, this title equips the critical care physician for such a task. It alerts the reader to factors that affect drug action such as disease, pregnancy and age, and advises on how to adjust drug dosages accordingly.

This book fulfills the needs of a broad community of scientists interested in biologicals from diverse perspectives-basic research, biotechnology, protein engineering, protein delivery, medicines, pharmaceuticals and vaccinology.

Completely revised text that reflects to emergent trends and cutting-edge advances in pharmaceutical biotechnology, this Third Edition provides a well-balanced framework for understanding every major aspect of pharmaceutical biotechnology, including drug development, production, dosage forms, administration, and therapeutic developments. New chapters cover evolving areas regarding biopharmaceuticals, including oligonucleotides, siRNA and various monoclonal antibodies, immunogenicity, gene therapy, and the regulatory issues factoring into the biopharmaceutical approval process