Main description:

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.

Contents:

Preface

1. Introduction
Yvonne Bouwman, V'Iain Fenton-May

2. Prescription assessment
Andrew Lowey, Stefanie Melhorn

3.Availability of medicines
Helena Jenzer, V'Iain Fenton-May

4.Oral solids
Minna Helin-Tanninen, Joao Pinto

5.Oral liquids
Antje Lein, Shiwai Ng

6.Pulmonary
Anne de Boer, Ernst Eber

7.Oropharynx
Suzy Dreijer

8.Nose
Suzy Dreijer, Anita Hafner

9.Ear
Suzy Dreijer, Monya Gantumur

10.Eye
Annick Ludwig, Holger Reimann

11.Rectal and vaginal
Stineke Haas, Herman Woerdenbag, Malgorzata Sznitowska

12.Dermal
Antje Lein, Christien Oussoren

13.Parenteral
Marija Tubic, Irene Kramer

14.Irrigation and dialysis
Daan Touw, Olga Mucicova

15.Product design
Herman Vromans, Giovanni Pauletti

16.Biopharmaceutics
Erik Frijlink, Daan Touw, Herman Woerdenbag

17.Quality risk management
Yvonne Bouwman, Lilli Moller Andersen

18.Physical chemistry
Wouter Hinrichs, Suzy Dreijer

19.Microbiology
Hans van Doorne, Alexandra Staerk, David Roesti

20. Statistics
Herman J Wynne, Hans van Rooij

21.Radiopharmacy
Rogier Lange, Marco Prins, Adrie de Jong

22.Stability
DaanTouw, Jean Vigneron

23.Raw materials
Roel Bouwman, Richard Bateman

24.Containers
Jan Dillingh, Julian Smith

25.Human resources
Jan de Smidt, Hans van Rooij

26.Occupational health and safety
Sylvie Crauste-Manciet, Shiwai Ng, Yvonne Bouwman

27.Premises
Willem Boeke, Paul Le Brun

28.Equipment
Marco Prins, Willem Boeke, Claudio Zanotto

29.Basic operations
Herman Woerdenbag, Malgorzata Snitowska, Yvonne Bouwman

30.Sterilisation methods
Marco Prins, Mattias Paulsson

31.Aseptic handling
Frits Boom, Alison Beaney

32.Quality requirements

and analysis
Oscar Smeets, Mark Santillo

33.Documentation
Rik Wagenaar, Mark Santillo

34.Production, Validation Quality Control
Rogier Lange, Lilli Moller Andersen

35.Quality systems
Yvonne Bouwman, Lilli Moller Andersen

36.Logistics
V'Iain Fenton May, Hana Snajdrova

37.Instructions for the use of medicines
Suzy Dreijer, Anthony Sinclair

38.Impact on Environment
Bengt Mattson, Tessa Brandsema

39.Information sources
Doerine Postma, Sin Ying Chuah

Index.