Pharmaceutical Analysis A Textbook for Pharmacy Students and Pharmaceutical Chemists

The fundamental principles of obtaining reliable analytical data do not change, but some instrumental methods have changed greatly in the 12 years since the first edition – none more so than mass spectrometry. The chapter on mass spectrometry has been completely rewritten to reflect these extensive changes in instrumentation. High-pressure liquid chromatography remains at the heart of pharmaceutical analysis and its most up-to-date version, ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography, is becoming more widely adopted since it can offer faster analyses. Chapter 12 has been revised to reflect recent developments in liquid chromatography. Chapter 8 on nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) has been extensively revised by Dr Edrada-Ebel, who is a more frequent practitioner of the art than I. Since NMR is the most complex analytical technique, a chapter written by an expert seems most appropriate.