Product Design
Fig. 17.1 Processes that determine bioavailability at extravascular administration routes Release of the active substance from the dosage form facilitated by disintegration or dissolution or both (= pharmaceutical availability) Pre…
Microbiology
Fig. 19.1 Structural elements of the bacterial cell Flagella Pili and fimbriae Capsule or slime layer Cell wall Cytoplasmic membrane Cytoplasm Spores Cytoplasm, cytoplasmic membrane and cell wall are always…
Production, Quality Control and Validation
Label reconciliation On product On secondary packaging Initials Used Printed Used Printed Created labels 4,200 365 Labels on product/box 4,116 345 Labels on lab samples 10 1 Labels on quarantine…
Oral Solids
Fig. 4.1 The effect of a hydrophilic diluent on the dissolution rate of a sparingly soluble, hydrophobic active substance in a gelatine capsule (from McConell and Basit [7], with permission)….
Human Resources
Fig. 25.1 General chart for process responsibility, product flow and communication 25.3 Competences 25.3.1 Functions of Pharmacists Professionals dealing with medicines are engaged in the following processes: logistics, dispensing, production…
Radiopharmaceuticals
Diagnostic use (SPECT) Diagnostic use (PET) Therapeutic/palliative use 51Cr 11C 32P 67Ga 13N 89Sr 81mKr 15O 90Y 99mTc 18F 131I 111In 68Ga 153Sm 123I 82Rb 177Lu 133Xe 89Zr 188Re 201Tl…
Nose
Active substance Physical form Indication/therapeutic class Preparation Azelastine HCl Solution Allergic rhinitis/antihistamine Allergodil®, Allergocrom®, Cromohexal® Levocabastine HCl Microsuspension Allergic rhinitis/antihistamine Livocab®, Livostin® Oxymetazoline HCl Solution Nasal decongestion/vasoconstrictor Afrin®, Dristan®, Nasivin®,…
Information Sources
© KNMP and Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Yvonne Bouwman-Boer, V’Iain Fenton-May and Paul Le Brun (eds.)Practical Pharmaceutics10.1007/978-3-319-15814-3_39 39. Information Sources Doerine Postma1 and Sin Ying Chuah1 (1) KNMP Royal Dutch Pharmacists Association, Alexanderstraat 11, 2514 JL The Hague, The Netherlands…