Pharmaceuticals: Drug Development, Design and Manufacturing

A pharmaceutical drug is a compound which is used for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of a disease. It can be classified depending on the level of control, mode of action, route of administration and therapeutic effects, among others. Some classes of medicine are antibiotics, antipyretics, analgesics, antiseptics, oral contraceptives, tranquilizers, stimulants, etc. The development of pharmaceutical products traverses a number of stages from drug discovery to commercialization. There exists a clear distinction between small molecule drugs and biologic medical products. While small molecule drugs are developed through chemical synthesis; biologic medical products include vaccines, recombinant proteins, gene therapy and cell therapy. This book brings forth some of the most innovative concepts and elucidates the unexplored aspects of pharmaceuticals. It presents researches and studies performed by experts across the globe on potential pharmaceutical agents. With state-of-the-art inputs by acclaimed experts of this field, this book targets students and professionals.