This practical manual and standard reference work provides an authoritative source of analytical data for drugs and related substances. The 18 chapters in Part 1 each describe a particular analytical technique or allied subject and are written by well-known experts in the field. Part 2 comprises monographs with analytical and toxicological data for more than 1300 drugs and related substances. Part 3 contains 66 indexes of analytical data for chromatography, spectrophotometry, and mass spectrometry, together with indexes of molecular weight and melting point and Part 4 consists of descriptions of reagents used in analytical procedures in Parts 1 and 2. An exhaustive 48 page general index of nearly 12,500 entries concludes the work.

This book is intended for scientists faced with the difficult problem of identifying an unknown drug in a pharmaceutical product, in a sample of tissue or body fluid from a living patient or in postmortem material. Clarke's Isolation and Identification of Drugs is an essential requirement for all forensic and crime laboratories, toxicologists, clinical and analytical chemists, pathologists, poison information centres and clinical pharmacology departments.

Reviews
“……has become a staple for toxicologists in clinical, forensic, analytical, workplace and sports drug testing, medical examiner, behavioral and research settings……both practical and insightful………deserves the reputation of being considered an essential reference text for the toxicology laboratory.” The following is an excerpt from another review of Clarke’s appearing in Volume 29, Number 1 (January/February 2005) of the Journal of Analytical Toxicology, published by Preston Publications: “……In addition to being a good reference, the chapters [on methodology and analytical techniques in Volume 1] also serve as a great review in studying for comprehensive examinations on the subject matter……clearly, this book is required on the shelf of every toxicologist.”
Volume 50, No. 1 (2005) of the Journal of Forensic Sciences, published by ASTM International.