3rd Edition

Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms - Parenteral Medications Volume 2: Facility Design, Sterilization and Processing

Edited By Sandeep Nema, John D. Ludwig Copyright 2010
418 Pages 90 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

406 Pages
by CRC Press

This three-volume set of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: Parenteral Medications is an authoritative, comprehensive reference work on the formulation and manufacture of parenteral dosage forms, effectively balancing theoretical considerations with the practical aspects of their development. As such, it is recommended for scientists and engineers in the pharmaceutical industry and academia, and... Read more

Volume 2:

  1. Asceptic Manufacturing Facility Design
  2. Mark Caldwell, Bob Helt, Beth Holden, Francesca McBride, and Kevin Schreier

  3. Personnel and their impact on Cleanroom Operations
  4. Jeanne Moldenhauer

  5. The Fundamentals of an Environmental Control Program
  6. William H. Miele

  7. Water Systems for Parenteral Facilities
  8. J. Manfredi

  9. Particulate Matter: Sub-Visible
  10. D. Scott Aldrich

  11. Endotoxin Testing
  12. Michael E. Dawson

  13. The Compendial Sterility Tests
  14. Scott VW Sutton

  15. Industrial Sterilization Technologies: Principles and Overview
  16. Anne F. Booth

  17. Steam Sterilization
  18. James Agalloco

  19. Gas, Vapor and Liquid Chemical Sterilization
  20. James Agalloco

  21. Dry Heat Depyrogenation and Sterilization
  22. Deborah Havlik and Kevin Trupp

  23. Radiation Sterilization
    Barry P. Fairand and Dusan Razem
  24. Filters and Filtration
  25. Maik W. Jornitz and Theodore H. Meltzer

  26. Processing of Small Volume Parenterals (SVPs) and Large Volume Parenterals (LVPs)
  27. Donald A. Eisenhauer, Christine Martin, Roland Schmidt, and Steven G. Schultz

  28. Freeze Drying: Principles and Practice

          Steven L. Nail and Larry A. Gatlin

Biography

Sandeep Nema Ph.D. is Executive Director, Pharmaceutical R&D, BioTherapeutics Pharmaceutical Sciences at Pfizer in St. Louis. Since graduating in 1992 with his doctorate, Dr. Nema has been involved with the development of small molecule and protein drugs via parenteral delivery, first at Mallinckrodt Medical and then at Pfizer (Searle, Pharmacia), and has led the formulation of four launched products. He is active in the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA), where he has chaired several meetings and focus groups. Dr. Nema holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Tennessee.

John D. Ludwig Ph.D. is Vice President, Business Strategy, Operations, and Clinical Supply Planning, BioTherapeutics Pharmaceutical Sciences at Pfizer, and Site Director for the company’s St. Louis Laboratories. Dr. Ludwig received a B.S. degree in Pharmacy and Ph.D. degree in Pharmaceutics from the University of Tennessee, Memphis and has held numerous research and development positions at Burroughs Wellcome Co, Searle, Inc., Pharmacia, Inc., and Pfizer. He is active in the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) Training and Research Institute, where he has contributed to developing professional training courses and has regularly served as an instructor.