A historical perspective of injectable drug therapy, common routes of administration, and biopharmaceutics of NCEs and NBEs. - An in-depth discussion on the preformulation and formulation of small and large molecules, including ophthalmic dosage forms. - A presentation of parenteral primary packaging options - glass and plastic containers, as well as elastomeric closures. - A definitive chapter on container-closure integrity. - New chapters on solubility and solubilization, formulation of depot delivery systems and biophysical/biochemical characterization of proteins--Provided by publisher.