Book excerpt: Dieser erste Titel einer ganzen Serie von anwendungsbezogenen Handbüchern zur Kapillarelektrophorese beschäftigt sich mit der Analytik von pharmazeutischen Substanzen. Dabei werden verschiedene Techniken praxisnah erläutert. Jeder, der im Labor - ob wissenschaftlich oder praxisnah - mit der Analyse von oft chiralen Pharmazeutika konfrontiert ist, wird viele Hinweise und Tips für seine Arbeit finden.USP: Einzige Monographie zur Analyse von Pharmazeutika mit CE This book describes the current state of the art for the analysis of pharmaceuticals by capillary electrophoresis and contains several hundred references to specific applications and methods. The main purpose of the book is to present the application possibilities of CE an therefore tabulated application data are provided. Chapters of the book are devoted to providing details of individual application areas such as chiral analysis, determination of drug related impurities, determination of drug counter-ions, drug residue monitoring and main component assay. An introductory chapter provides theoretical background to CE an related techniques. A chapter is dedicated to capillary electrochromatography which highlights the importance this technique currently possesses. Successful regulatory acceptance of CE methods is also described. A comprehensive chapter covers method validation aspects. Other chapters include discrete areas such as the use of non-aqueous solvents, forensic applications of CE, the application of experimental designs, determination of drugs in biofluids, and the analysis of vitamins by CE.