Pharmaceutical Amorphous Solid Dispersions

Providing a roadmap from early to late stages of drug development, this book overviews amorphous solid dispersion technology – a leading platform to deliver poorly water soluble drugs, a major hurdle in today's pharmaceutical industry.

• Helps readers understand amorphous solid dispersions and apply techniques to particular pharmaceutical systems
• Covers physical and chemical properties, screening, scale-up, formulation, drug product manufacture, intellectual property, and regulatory considerations
• Has an appendix with structure and property information for polymers commonly used in drug development and with marketed drugs developed using the amorphous sold dispersion approach
• Addresses global regulatory issues including USA regulations, ICH guidelines, and patent concerns around the world

Ann Newman is a pharmaceutical consultant with Seventh Street Development Group, where she provides consulting, training, and webcast services on solid-state pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical development. She is also an Adjunct Professor and Lecturer in the Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy at Purdue University. A senior pharmaceutical scientist with demonstrated scientific and leadership expertise in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Newman has over 25 years of large pharma and contract research experience.