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Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Products for Topical Administration , Volume 9 provides the product characteristics, formulation, and rationale of topical therapeutic preparations. The book attempts to take the reader logically from the physiological and pathological aspects through to the reasoning beh...
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Heinemann Medical,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 1969. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Pharmaceutical monographs ;
volume 9 |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780433336457 |
| Summary: |
Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Products for Topical Administration , Volume 9 provides the product characteristics, formulation, and rationale of topical therapeutic preparations. The book attempts to take the reader logically from the physiological and pathological aspects through to the reasoning behind topical medication. The text discusses such topics as the physiology and structure of the skin; the differential diagnosis of various skin diseases; the theoretical basis of emulsion technology; and the mechanism of percutaneous absorption. Undergraduate students and teachers of pharmacy and al. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (viii, 222 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781483183046 1483183041 |
| Index Number: | RL801 |
| CLC: | R751 |
| Contents: |
Front Cover; Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Products for Topical Administration; Copyright Page; GENERAL PREFACE; PREFACE TO VOLUME 9; Table of Contents; Part 1: THE STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SKIN; CHAPTER 1. FUNCTIONS OF THE INTEGUMENT; THE GENERAL ANATOMY OF THE SKIN3,4,5; THE EPIDERMIS; THE TRANSITIONAL ZONE AND ITS FUNCTIONS; ABNORMAL FORMS OF EPIDERMAL KERATINISATION17; THE HAIR; THE NAILS27,28; THE SEBACEOUS GLANDS29; THE SWEAT GLANDS; THE DERMIS; THE VASCULAR SUPPLY TO THE SKIN; ORGANISMS RESIDENT ON THE SKIN SURFACE42; SKIN COLOUR43; CUTANEOUS SENSATION45 Chapter 2. cutaneous permeability46,47water absorption; permeability of electrolytes; permeability of non-electrolytes; penetration by non-physiological substances; passage of substances through the epidermis; passage of substances through the dermis; chapter 3. skin sensitivity and non-specific irritation; non-specific irritants; skin sensitisation by allergens; bites and stings52; drug reactions; physical damage to the skin; chapter 4. pathological changes in the skin; eczema; psoriasis; malignant conditions of the skin; infections of the skin; references; books for further reading Part 2: PHARMACEUTICAL AND COSMETIC PRODUCTSCHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TOPICAL PREPARATIONS; PROTECTIVE ASPECTS; PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHAPTER 2. VEHICLES FOR DERMATOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; DUSTING POWDERS; SEMI-SOLIDS; VEHICLES FOR DERMATOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; LIPOPHILIC (GREASY) BASES; HYDROPHILIC (WATER-MISCIBLE) BASES; LOTIONS, PAINTS AND LINIMENTS; ALCOHOL IN TOPICAL APPLICATIONS; CHAPTER 3. COSMETIC PREPARATIONS; PERFUMERY; PRODUCTS FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE; FACIAL MAKE-UP; HAIR DRESSINGS; MISCELLANEOUS COSMETICS; CHAPTER 4. TECHNOLOGY OF TOPICAL APPLICATIONS GENERAL PRINCIPLESMIXING; FINISHING OPERATIONS; CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION; CHAPTER 5. USE AND SAFETY OF TOPICAL PREPARATIONS; DIRECTIONS FOR USE; SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS; CHAPTER 6. PACKAGING OF TOPICAL PREPARATIONS; INTRODUCTION; PACKAGING MATERIALS AND CONTAINERS; PRESSURISED PACKS (AEROSOLS); PACKAGE TESTING; Recommended for Further Reading; INDEX |