Dr. Sajid Hamid Akash & Dr. Kanwal Rehman. Essentials of Pharmaceutical Analysis. Singapore, Springer Nature. 2020. 222. pp. 159.99€
Reviewed by: Sadia Hakim
Essentials of Pharmaceutical Analysis is a gratuity of two candid professors who stepped forward to bring a crowning achievement in the form of this worth reading publication. The book is published recently in 2020. It comprises out and out 19 chapters. Every chapter spotlights the analytical methods and techniques used to identify, purify, and quantify a substance. Also, the separation methods of the components of the material are demonstrated in an instructed and detailed way.
Pharmaceutical Analysis involves a large number of techniques and analytical tools that the Pharmaceutical industries use. These methods are also updating with the advancement in this field. However, these complex processes offer a hefty Gordian knot to the under-graduates, graduates, and post-graduates of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Therefore, a concise book like this had become the need of the hour. Without wasting our time, let’s go through some pertinent and salient features of this book:
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Chapters
- Format and Style
- Headings and Subheadings
- Use of Diagrams, Graphs, and Tables
- Tone
- Paper Quality
- Price
Cover:
The folio-cover gives a simple and professional look. It has the book title carved up along with the names of authors on the top of the cover page.
Table of Contents:
The 19 chapters are organized in a facile, easy to skim, and organized modus, which the students and teachers covertly and inevitably want in any piece of writing.
Chapters:
The manuscript, as already mentioned, gives 19 offshoots. Each chapter has an analytical and Pharmaceutical method at its focal point. Besides, every chapter has an abstract -section and also has keywords given next to it. Therefore, it becomes comfortable for the readers to skim the text. And they can scan the context before going through the book from A to Z.
Above all. It gives you the advantage of deciding at once if you should read it. It helps in finding whether the point you are looking for is present in that chapter or not.
Time is money. ✓✓✓✓
The introduction-fragment also facilitates you. Every chapter starts with an abstract. It follows the keywords’ box, introduction, and the main context in succession. It ends with discussing the advantages, disadvantages, and ultimately the applications of that particular analytical method. For Example:
Format and Style:
The publication is presented in the best possible way. The authors kept the relaxation and satisfaction of the readers in mind. The style is monotonous and magnetic throughout. The context doesn’t give a scary look. The readability factor has become one of the most comforting prospects of this book.
Headings and Subheadings:
The topics are presented in a congenial approach. The Headings and Subheadings play a key role to help students get the basic ideas in a flash. For example:
Use of Diagrams, Graphs, and Tables:
The diagrammatical, graphical, and tabular aspects of the book give it a dominant hinge. It is because it becomes straightforward to understand the facts and experimental aftermaths. For instance:
Tone:
The tone is professional, constant, apprehensive, academic, and formal throughout. The bullet points and numbered lists are frequently used. Moreover, the use of bullet points and numbered lists makes the content easy to digest. For Example:
Paper Quality:
Learners, by and large, don’t like to compromise on paper quality, quality of figures, and the ink used. So, the content is in black, but the Diagrams and Graphs have colors to aid the understanding process.
Price:
It costs only 117.69 euros. So why are you still waiting? Claim your e-book by clicking here; in addition to buying a complete book, you can buy it for chapter-wise too. The hardcover costs 155.99 euros.
Who can read this book?
This book is primarily useful for the pupils of Pharmaceutical Sciences. However, professors can also use this book for consultation purposes. It is because it comes in handy and covers all the topics present in different books.
About the Authors
Let’s pen some noteworthy points about the authors who came up with the brilliant idea to compose this all-in-one book regarding Pharmaceutical Analysis.
Dr. Sajid Hamid Akash is a well-known and proficient Associate Professor of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry in the Govt. College University Faisalabad. His publications and research works are the affidavits to his hard-working nature and knowledge.
He is working on many HEC-funded projects at present. He has published more than 100 articles till now. The Pakistan Academy of Sciences, PAS, awarded him the “PAS Gold medal” in 2019, in the field of health sciences.
Dr. Kanwal Rehman is a highly skillful assistant professor at the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad. She has also been working on many HEC-funded projects.
She has published more than 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals. PCST (Pakistan Council for Science and Technology) selected Dr. Kanwal Rehman for the “Research Productivity Award” in 2016.
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The book is a premium addition to the Pharmaceutical world and an excellent asset for the students of Pharmaceutical sciences. Its affordable price, way of composition, organized context, and the quality of content speaks for itself. Another book named, “Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals-induced Metabolic Disorders and Treatment Strategies,” by the same authors is being made public in a few weeks. Hold your breath, medicos!
The students, as well as the professors of the Pharmaceutical Department, must go through this book because of some highlights mentioned below:
- Comes in handy
- Concise
- Easy to skim and scan
- Explains the Analytical Data very well
- Easy to digest
- doesn’t go off-topic
- Reasonable Price
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