Analytical Methods For Therapeutic Drug Monitoring And Toxicology

In this comprehensive volume aimed at pharmacologists, toxicologists, and other allied health professionals involved in the development, use, or monitoring of pharmaceuticals, Xu and Madden (pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, U. of Texas) summarize analytical methods for therapeutic drug monitoring drawn from the published literature. They present monographs on 511 drug entities and 964 analytical methods alphabetically and uniquely cover methods for high-performance liquid chromatography along with gas chromatography, immunoassay, electrophoresis, and ultra high performance liquid chromatography. Each monograph has information on its names, category, molecular formula and weight, appearance, solubilities, and other chemistry, and methods, including the analytical system components, major operating parameters, standard solution and sample preparations, correlation coefficient and linearity, coefficient of variation of the assay, limit of detection and quantification, and interference. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Q. Alan Xu, PhD, is a Research Scientist in the Pharmacology and Analytical Facility at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He has written seventy scientific papers, book chapters, and one book.

Timothy L. Madden, PharmD, DABCP, FCCP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Experimental Therapeutics and Director of the Pharmaceutical Development Center at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is a consultant for numerous pharmaceutical companies, holds fifteen patents, and has written more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, abstracts, and book chapters.