PRACTICAL PHARMACEUTICS. AN INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINE FOR THE PREPARATION, CARE AND USE OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS

1. Introduction
2. Prescription assessment
3.Availability of medicines
4.Oral solids
5.Oral liquids
6.Pulmonary
7.Oropharynx
8.Nose
9.Ear
10.Eye
11.Rectal and vaginal
12.Dermal
13.Parenteral
14.Irrigation and dialysis
15.Product design
16.Biopharmaceutics
17.Quality risk management
18.Physical chemistry
19.Microbiology
20. Statistics
21.Radiopharmacy
22.Stability
23.Raw materials
24.Containers
25.Human resources
26.Occupational health and safety
27.Premises
28.Equipment
29.Basic operations
30.Sterilisation methods
31.Aseptic handling
32.Quality requirements and analysis
33.Documentation
34.Production, Validation Quality Control
35.Quality systems
36.Logistics
37.Instructions for the use of medicines
38.Impact on Environment
39.Information sources

This book contains essential knowledge on the preparation, control, logistics, dispensing and use of medicines. It features chapters written by experienced pharmacists working in hospitals and academia throughout Europe, complete with practical examples as well as information on current EU-legislation.
From prescription to production, from usage instructions to procurement and the impact of medicines on the environment, the book provides step-by-step coverage that will help a wide range of readers. It offers product knowledge for all pharmacists working directly with patients and it will enable them to make the appropriate medicine available, to store medicines properly, to adapt medicines if necessary and to dispense medicines with the appropriate information to inform patients and caregivers about product care and how to maintain their quality. This basic knowledge will also be of help to industrial pharmacists to remind and focus them on the application of the medicines manufactured.
The basic and practical knowledge on the design, preparation and quality management of medicines can directly be applied by the pharmacists whose main duty is production in community and hospital pharmacies and industries. Undergraduate as well as graduate pharmacy students will find knowledge and backgrounds in a fully coherent way and fully supported with examples.