Main description:

Using clear and practical examples, Polymorphism of Pharmaceutical Solids, Second Edition presents a comprehensive examination of polymorphic behavior in pharmaceutical development that is ideal for pharmaceutical development scientists and graduate students in pharmaceutical science. This edition focuses on pharmaceutical aspects of polymorphism and solvatomorphism, while systematically explaining their thermodynamic and structural origins.

Topics include:

Computational methodologies
High-throughput screening methods
Pharmaceutical cocrystals
Thermally-induced and solution-mediated phase transformations
Amorphous solids
Crystallography preparation and characterization
The amorphous state

Contents:

1. Thermodynamic and Theoretical Issues. 1.1. Theory and Origin of Polymorphism. 1.2. Application of the Phase Rule. 1.3. Computational Methodologies. 2. Preparative Methods for Polymorphs and Solvatomorphs. 2.1. Classical Methods of Preparation. 2.2. High-Throughput Screening Methods. 3. Structural Properties of Polymorphs and Solvatomorphs. 3.1. Polymorphic Systems. 3.2. Solvatomorphic Systems. 3.3. Pharmaceutical Cocrystals. 4. Characterization Methods for Polymorphs and Solvatomorphs. 4.1. Thermal and Crystallographic. 4.2. Vibrational Spectroscopy. 4.3. Solid-State NMR. 4.4. Solubility and Dissolution Rate. 5. Interconversion of Polymorphs and Solvatomorphs. 5.1. Thermally-Induced and Solution-Mediated Phase Transformations. 5.2. Effects of Secondary Processing. 5.3. Structural Aspects of Molecular Dissymmetry. 5.4. Amorphous Solids.