Preface -- Contributors -- Introduction and perspective -- Aiding candidate drug selection : introduction and objectives -- Preformulation investigations using small amounts of compound as an aid to candidate drug selection and early development -- Biopharmaceutical support in candidate drug selection -- Early drug development : product design -- Preformulation as an aid to product design in early drug development -- Biopharmaceutical support in formulation development -- Product optimization -- Parenteral dosage forms -- Inhalation dosage forms -- Oral solid dosage forms -- Ophthalmic dosage forms -- Aqueous nasal dosage forms -- Topical and transdermal delivery.

This second edition reflects the mounting pressure on pharmaceutical companies to accelerate the new drug development & launch process, & the shift from developing small molecules to the growth of biopharmaceuticals. It meets the need for up-to-date & advanced information for drug preformulation & formulation.