With over 100 illustrations, Volume 1 addresses the core disciplines of pharmaceutics (absorption, PK, excipients, tablet dosage forms, and packaging), and explores the challenges and paradigms of pharmaceutics.Key topics in Volume 1 include:* principles of drug absorption, chemical kinetics, and drug stability* pharmacokinetics* the effect of route of administration and distribution on drug action* in vivo imaging of dose forms: gamma scintigraphy, PET imaging NMR, MRI, etc. * powder technology* excipient design and characterization* preformulation* optimization techniques in pharmaceutical formulation and processing* disperse and surfactant systems* the solid state, tablet dosage forms, coating processes, and hard and soft shell capsules* parenteral products