Aulton's pharmaceutics : the design and manufacture of medicines. edited by Michael E. Aulton, BPharm, PhD, FAAPS, FSP, FRPharmS, Emeritus Professor, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, Kevin M.G. Taylor, BPharm, PhD, FRPharmS, Professor of Clinical Pharmaceutics, UCL School of Pharmacy, London, UK.

Previous edition: Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is pharmaceutics? Michael E. Aulton and Kevin M. G. Taylor -- 1.Design of dosage forms. Peter York -- Part I.Scientific principles of dosage form design -- 3.Properties of solutions. Michael E. Aulton -- 4.Surfaces and interfaces. Graham Buckton -- 5.Disperse systems. David Attwood -- 6.Rheology. Christopher Marriott -- 7.Kinetics. Gareth R. Williams -- Part 2.Particle science and power technology -- 8.Solid-state properties. Graham Buckton - 9.Particle size analysis. Kevin M. G. Taylor -- 10.Particle size reduction and size separation. Michael E. Aulton -- 11.Mixing. Andrew M. Twitchell -- 12.Powder flow. Michael E. Aulton -- Part 3.Pharmaceutical microbiology and sterilization -- 13.Fundamentals of microbiology. Geoffrey W. Hanlon -- 14.Pharmaceutical applications of microbiological techniques. Norman A. Hodges -- 15.Action of physical and chemical agents on microorganisms. Geoffrey W. Hanlon and Norman A. Hodges -- 16.Principles of sterlization. Susannah E. Walsh and Jean-YVes Mailard -- 17.Sterlization in practice. Jean-Yves Maillard and Susannah E. Walsh -- Part 4.Biopharmaceutical principles of drug delivery -- 18.Introduction to biopharmaceutics. Marianne Ashford -- 19.Gastrointestinal tract - physiology and drug absorption. Marianne Ashford -- 22.Assessment of biopharmaceutical properties. Marianne Ashford -- 22.Dosage regimens. Soraya Dhillon, Nkiruka Umaru and John H. Collett -- Part 5.Dosage form design and manufacture -- 23.Pharmaceutical preformulation. Simon Gaisford -- 24.Solutions. Sudaxshina Murdan -- 25.Clarification. Andrew M. Twitchell -- 26.Suspension. Susan A. Barker -- 27.Emulsions and creams. Gillian M. Eccleston -- 28.Powders, granules and granulation. Michael E. Aulton -- 29.Drying. Michael E. Aulton and Satyanarayana Somavarapu -- 30.Tablets and compaction. Go·ran Alderborn and Go·ran Frenning -- 31.Modified-release oral drug delivery.Emma L. McConnell and Abdul W. Basit -- 32.Coating of tablets and multiparticulates. Stuart C. Porter -- 33.Hard capsules. Brian E. Jones -- 34.Soft capsules. Keith G. Hutchison and Josephine Ferdinando -- 35.Dissolution testing of solid dosage forms.Ana Cristina Freire and Abdul W. Basit -- 36.Parenteral drug delivery. Robert Lowe -- 37.Pulmonary drug delivery. Kevin M. G. Taylor -- 38.Nasal drug delivery. Gary P. Martin and Alison B. Lansley -- 39.Ocular drug delivery. Hala Fadda. Ashkan Khalili, Peng Tee Khaw, and Steve Brocchini -- 40.Topical and transdermal drug delivery. Adrian C. Williams -- 41.Rectal and vaginal drug delivery. Kalliop Dodou -- 42.The formulation and manufacture of plant medicines. G. Brian Lockwood -- 43.Delivery of biopharmaceuticals. Ijeoma F. Uchegbu and Andreas G. Scha·tzlein -- 44.Pharmaceutical nanotechnology and nanomedicines. Yvonne Perrie -- 45.Design and administration of medicines for paediatric and geriatric patients.Catherine Tuleu, Mine Orlu and David Wright -- Part 6.Packaging and stability of pharmaceutical products -- 46/Packaging. Sudaxshina Murdan -- 47.Chemical stability in dosage forms. Andrew R. Barnes -- 48.Microbioal contamination, spoilage and preservation of medicines. Norman A. Hodges -- 49.Product stability and stability testing. Paul Marshall.

A comprehensive textbook covering the design of dosage forms and all aspects of drug delivery systems. Pharmaceutics in its broadest sense is the 'art of the apothecary' or, in simple terms, pharmaceutical preparations. It remains a diverse subject in the pharmacy curriculum, encompassing design of drugs, their manufacture and the elimination of micro-organisms from the products. This books encompasses all of those areas.