ABSTRACT

In order to bring a drug product from the discovery stage to the commercial market, the analytical chemist develops methodology for quality control, stability testing, pharmacokinetics, identification, and clinical studies. Analysts choose from a number of techniques such as NMR, MS, separations, spectroscopy, and electrochemistry, each with its own advantages. This entry covers the basics of many different techniques useful in pharmaceutical analysis and directs the reader to current pharmaceutical applications.