Thesis (Ph.D.)--Kent State University, 2007. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Mar. 11, 2009). Advisor: Miguel Quiñones-Mateu. Keywords: HIV/AIDS, drug discovery, small molecule library screening, characterization of new antiretroviral drugs, highly active antiretroviral therapy. Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-200).

Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2008. / Title from file title page. Cassandra White, committee chair; Kathryn A. Kozaitis, Susan McCombie, committee members. Electronic text (95 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed Sept. 29, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 90-94).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Oregon State University, 2010. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-132). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Stellenbosch, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M. A ) - - University of the Western Cape, 2008. / Summary in English. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Master of Health Policy and Administration)--Washington State University, May 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-45).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Drexel University, 2007. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-145).

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Efavirenz, a drug that is still inaccessible to millions of people worldwide, is potent non nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), is one of the preferred agents used in combination therapy for first-line treatment of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). NNRTIs attach to and block an HIV enzyme called reverse transcriptase, by blocking reverse transcriptase; NNRTIs prevent HIV from multiplying and can reduce the amount of HIV in the body. Efavirenz can't cure HIV/AIDS, but taken in combination with other HIV medicines (called an HIV regimen) every day helps people with HIV live longer healthier lives. Efavirenz also reduces the risk of HIV transmission and can be used by children who are suffering from HIV/AIDS. All the above therapeutic uses of efavirenz prompted us to identify the novel and hopefully cost efficient synthetic methodology for the preparation of efavirenz. In this thesis a new synthetic method for asymmetric synthesis of efavirenz is described. This route started from commercially available starting materials and it is first established in traditional batch chemistry and further the parameters transferred to a semi continuous flow protocol for optimization.

The aim of pharmaceutical development is to design a quality product and the manufacturing process to deliver the product in a reproducible manner. The development of a new and generic formulation is based on a large number of experiments. Statistics provides many tools for studying the conditions of formulations and processes and enables us to optimize the same while being able to minimize our experimentation. The purpose of this study was to apply experimental design methodology (DOE) and multivariate analysis to the development and optimization of tablet formulations containing 150 mg lamivudine manufactured by direct compression.