Pharmaceutical Process Engineering (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences)

With step-by-step methods of drug production and knowledge of major unit operations and key concepts of pharmaceutical engineering, this guide will help to improve communication among the varied professionals working in the pharmaceutical industry.The updated volume reflects the acceleration occurring in processes to support new product development as the revolution initiated by characterization of the human genome at the turn of the millennium has an impact in transforming the treatment of disease. Key FeaturesThe thoroughly revised and expanded professional text illustrates how materials that are being processed have evolved as the understanding of the cell biology and biochemistry of disease has improved and new treatments have emerged based on the products of biotechnology. Emphasizes the importance of pharmaceutical engineering and addresses the advances in disease therapy including their implications for pharmaceutical process engineering. Each topic has been updated to reflect n