Cyclodextrins in Pharmacy

ISBN-13: 9789048142422 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 225 str.

Karl-Heinz Fromming; J. Szejtli

Opis

Nearly three thousand papers and patents are dedicated to the actual or potential uses of cyclodextrins in pharmacy and pharmaceutical formulations. This is the first book written for pharmacists and pharmaceutical technologists which not only critically summarizes the enormous amount of literature available, but which can be used as a handbook when looking for solutions to practical problems.
The fundamentals -- chemistry of cyclodextrins and their derivatives -- their physical and chemical properties are condensed to the most relevant items in Chapters 1 and 2. Chapter 3 deals with the adsorption, metabolism and toxicological properties of cyclodextrins. Chapter 4 explains the formulation, structure, composition and advantageous effects of the cyclodextrin inclusion complexes. Chapter 5 describes the methods for preparation and characterization of drug/cyclodextrin complexes. Chapters 6 and 7 are dedicated to the pharmacokinetics, biopharmaceutical and technological aspects of drug/CD complexes. Chapter 8 treats the application and effects of cyclodextrins in various drug formulations. The Appendix comprises a collection of recipes for any type of drug formulation.
This book is aimed at those who use cyclodextrins in drug formulations, to improve the properties of existing drug formulations, or who want to prepare quite new formulations.

Spis treści

Preface. Introduction: Historical Developments; Cyclodextrins and their Effects on Drugs. 1. Cyclodextrins. 2. CD Derivatives. 3. Interaction between CDs and Biological Systems. 4. Interaction between Drugs and CDs in Aqueous Systems. 5. Interaction between Drugs and CDs in Solid State. 6. Preparations of Cyclodextrin Inclusion Compounds. 7. CDs in Various Drug Formulations. 8. Stabilization of Drugs. 9. Pharmacokinetical and Biopharmaceutical Consequences of Complexation. 10. Various Pharmaceutical Applications. 11. Pharmaceutical-Technological Aspects of CDs in the Drug Formulation. 12. CD-Complexed Drugs. 13. Legal Aspects. References. Index.