Detection and Identification of Designer Drugs, a title in the Emerging Issues in Analytical Chemistry series, presents both an overview and a guide to techniques for anyone studying or engaging in designer drug analysis. Proliferation of the synthesis and use of designer drugs is a serious public health problem with social, economic and legal implications.

Whether abuse is studied at the population level or the individual level, researchers need both background and highly detailed technical information on specific drugs and drug classes in order to combat the...

Doping, Performance Enhancing Drugs, and Hormones in Sport: Mechanisms of Action and Methods of Detection is the latest title in the Emerging Issues in Analytical Chemistry series. The book examines the biochemistry and bioanalytical aspects of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and other questionable procedures used by athletes to enhance performance. It informs the specialist of emerging knowledge and techniques and allows the non-specialist to grasp the underlying science and current practice of the discipline relatively quickly.

Unlike most books on the subject,...

Inhaled Pharmaceutical Product Development Perspectives describes methods and protocols for developing inhaled pharmaceuticals while commenting on product development strategies and their suitability to support regulatory submission. It fills the gap between the aspirations of scientists invested in new technology development and the reality of the requirements that must be met for any new product to be commercialized.

The book brings together emerging analytical and inhalation technologies in a way that provides a unique perspective on formulation and device design,...

Detection of Drugs and Their Metabolites in Oral Fluid presents the analytical chemistry methods used for the detection and quantification of drugs and their metabolites in human oral fluid. Drs. Robert M. White and Christine Moore summarize the state of the science, including its strengths, weaknesses, unmet methodological needs and cutting-edge trends. This volume covers all aspects of oral fluid drug testing, including specimen collection and handling, initial testing, point of collection testing (POCT), specimen validity testing (SVT), and confirmatory and proficiency testing....