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A textbook which is both comprehensive and comprehensible and that offers easy but scientifically sound reading to both students and professionals

Now in its 12th edition in its native German, Voigt's Pharmaceutical Technology is an interdisciplinary textbook covering the fundamental principles of pharmaceutical technology. Available for the first time in English, this edition is produced in full colour throughout, with a concise, clear structure developed after consultation with students, instructors and researchers. This book:

Features clear chapter layouts and easily digestible content

Presents novel trends, devices and processes

Discusses classical and modern manufacturing processes

Covers all formulation principles including tablets, ointments, capsules, nanosystems and biopharmaceutics

Takes account of legal requirements for both qualitative and quantitative composition

Addresses quality assurance considerations

Uniquely relates contrasting international pharmacopeia from EU, US and Japan to formulation principles

Includes examples and text boxes for quicker data assimilation

Written for both students studying pharmacy and industry professionals in the field as well as toxicologists, biochemists, medical lab technicians, Voigt's Pharmaceutical Technology is the essential resource for understanding the various aspects of pharmaceutical technology.

Authors: Alfred Fahr, Gerrit L. Scherphof (Translator)