Publisher's Synopsis
The sixty-three papers collected here provide an extensive survey of the methods involved in the discovery, design, and development of drugs in the last thirty years. They are derived from a conference to honor the world-renowned chemist, Professor A.H. Beckett, retired Head of Pharmacy at Chelsea College.;The papers cover preparation, processing, and testing of modern medicines, and include information on the molecular aspects of drug action, on drug metabolism, drug delivery systems, clinical pharmacokinetics, and toxicology. The book also provides descriptions of current theories, models, techniques and results and is unique in that it includes clinical evaluation and regulatory affairs.;''...this book offers something for virtually every pharmaceutical scientist...'' -- JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
