Formulation Factors in Adverse Reactions: Topics in Pharmacy: vol 1 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0723609233 ISBN 13: 9780723609230

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1990

Synopsis

Topics in Pharmacy, Volume 1: Formulation Factors in Adverse Reactions focuses on the important aspect of drug therapy-the nature of the dosage form or its ingredients that adversely influence therapeutic outcome. This book discusses the adverse reactions to formulation excipients, immunological basis of allergic reactions to drugs, and adverse reactions to parenteral medication. The influence of the shape and size of solid medicines on esophageal transit, and effects of the physical characteristics of formulations on adverse reactions are also deliberated. This volume is intended for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students in pharmacy, medicine, nursing and allied health sciences, and practitioners in the field of drug therapy.

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Synopsis

This book, dealing with adverse reactions in a pharmaceutical context, has five contributors who look at adverse reactions to parenterals and excipients in pharmaceutical formulations as well as the effects of the transit of oral dosage forms, physical properties of formulations and drug allergy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0723609233
• ISBN 13: 9780723609230
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134
• Editor: Florence A. T.