TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Preface
A1  - Amiji, Mansoor M.
A1  - Cook, Thomas J.
A1  - Mobley, W. Cary
Y1  - 2013
N1  - 
T2  - Applied Physical Pharmacy, 2e
AB  - In  the  spirit  of  understanding  how  drugs  work,  this  textbook  explores  the  fundamental  physicochemical  attributes  and  processes  important  for  understanding  how  a  drug,  usually  in  the  form  of  a  crystal,  is  transformed  into  a  usable  product  that  is  administered  to  a  patient  to  reach  its  pharmacological  target,  and  then  leaves  the  body.  This  is  the  discipline  of  physical  pharmacy—the  study  of  the  physical  and  chemical  properties  of  drugs  and  their  dosage  forms.  When  integrated  with  other  critical  knowledge  of  how  drugs  work,  such  as  their  pharmacologic  effects,  physical  pharmacy  forms  part  of  the  scientific  foundation  for  the  clinical  sciences  and,  therefore,  for  clinical  practice.  A  distinguishing  feature  of  physical  pharmacy  is  that,  unlike  pharmacology,  which  is  learned  to  different  degrees  by  other  healthcare  practitioners,  physical  pharmacy  is  a  body  of  knowledge  unique  to  the  education  of  student  pharmacists,  for  whom  this  textbook  is  written.  It  provides  the  physicochemical  basis  for  rational  formulation,  manufacturing,  compounding,  drug  delivery,  product  selection,  and  product  usage.  Therefore,  it  is  knowledge  indispensable  for  the  ability  of  the  pharmacist  to  comprehensively  understand  and  explain  how  drugs  work,  in  a  manner  and  to  an  extent  that  is  unparalleled  by  any  other  healthcare  practitioner.  In  other  words,  it's  a  part  of  the  body  of  knowledge  that  equips  pharmacists  with  unique  perspectives  and  insights  in  the  provision  of  pharmaceutical  care.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100661328
ER  -