Drug stability : principles and practices /
edited by C.T. Rhodes, Jens T. Carstensen.
- 3rd ed., rev. and expanded.
- New York : Marcel Dekker, 2000
- Vol.107, vii, 773 p.: ill. 26 cm.
- Drugs and the pharmaceutical sciences .
Rev. ed. of: Drug stability / Jens T. Carstensen. 2nd ed., rev. and expanded. 1995.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-100) and index.
Introductory overview -- Solution kinetics -- Kinetic pH profiles -- Oxidation in solution -- Catalysis, complexation, and photolysis -- Solid state stability -- Interactions of moisture with solids -- Physical characteristics of solids -- Performulation -- Physical testing -- Development and validation of HPLC stability-indicationg assays -- Stability testing of clinical trial materials -- A rational approach to stability testing and analytical development for NCE, drug substance, and drug products: marketed product stability testing -- Packaging, package evaluation, stability, and shelf-life -- Industrial stability testing in the United States and computerization of stability data -- Stability of polypeptides and proteins -- Regulatory aspects of stability testing in Europe -- Regulatory and scientific aspects of stability testing: present and possible future trends -- Appn.: Guidance for industry: stability testing of drug substances and drug products (draft).