Books

 

Dr. Sarfaraz K, Niazi has written books in diversified fields ranging from pharmacokinetics to patent law practice to poetry. The list includes:



  1. Textbook of Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics. John-Wiley & Sons. NY. 1979.
    ISBN 0-8385-8868-9
    When published, this was the first textbook in the developing discipline of clinical pharmacokinetics. The book was written for the classroom for a one-semester course, and was quickly accepted by pharmacy schools worldwide, and is still used as a textbook, having gone through dozens of reprints.
  2. The Omega Connection. Esquire Press. 1986. [Suggested trans-fat labeling recently accepted by the FDA.] ISBN 0-9617841-0-5
    This was the first book on the connection between heart disease and Omega-3 fats. The book described in detail the reasons for this, and made many recommendations for consumers and healthcare professionals. One of the most significant discussions was regarding trans fats. Petitions were filed with the US FDA but it was not until 20 years later that the US FDA required the posting of trans fats on nutrition facts label, which was proposed in this book. The book was also a Book of the Month at Rodale, Inc., and many manufacturers bundled the book with fish oil product sales.
  3. Wellness Guide. Ferozsons Publishers. Pakistan 2002. [Health tips on over 600 topics; compilations of a worldwide syndicated newspaper column.] ISBN 9789690017932
    What started as a syndicated column in Dawn wherein Sarfaraz wrote three health tips a day, touching especially on misconceptions in healthcare, was published as an illustrated book with cartoons and images. As this was a short book that was easy to read and understand, it became a bestseller by Ferozsons.
  4. Love Sonnets of Ghalib. Rupa & Co., India and Ferozsons Pakistan 2002. [First complete English translation and explication of the works of the most famous Urdu poet. (http://www.ghalib.org]
    ISBN 0-9714746-0-5
    This is the first English translation of Ghalib’s complete Urdu divan. Upon publication, this book became an instant worldwide success with over ten printings and several hundred thousand copies sold. This book contains the divan of Ghalib in Urdu, Romanized transliteration, English translation, explications, paintings by Sadequain to depict verses, and a comprehensive dictionary of the words used by Ghalib.
  5. Love Sonnets of Ghalib. Lahore, Pakistan: Ferozsons Publishers, 2002. ISBN 978-969-0-01793-4
    This is the same book as the one published by Rupa & Co., except that this a deluxe large edition and includes color plates of Sadequain’s paintings of Ghalib’s verses. Like the edition published by Rupa & Co., this was bestseller and has gone through several reprints.
  6. Filing Patents Online: A Professional Guide. CRC Press. 2003. [An IT/Law book; first book on the subject, over 500 pages.] ISBN 0-8493-1624-3
    When Sarfaraz became a patent agent in 2002, he realized that the USPTO was transitioning to electronic filing of patents. This realization was not of great interest to patent attorneys, who were well-established with paper aapplications. Furthermore, the USPTO’s electronic system was not user-friendly. Therefore, Sarfaraz published this book to help explain the USPTO’s electronic filing process and software, the first book to provide step-by-step explanations on filing patents electronically in the US and in Europe.
  7. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Sterile Products. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8493-1751-7
    This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing injectable and other sterile drugs, such as eye drops and ear drops, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
  8. Handbook of Pharmaceutical manufacturing Formulations: Compressed Solid Products. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8493-1746-0
    This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing tablets and capsules, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
  9. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Uncompressed Solid Products. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8493-1747-9
    This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing powders and capsules, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
  10. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Uncompressed Solid Products. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8493-1747-9
    This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing powders and capsules, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
  11. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Semisolid Products. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8493-1749-5
    This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing ointments, creams, suppositories, etc., and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
  12. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Over the Counter Products. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8493-1750-9
    This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing over the counter (OTC) drugs of all types, and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
  13. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Compressed Solid Products. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. ISBN 978-142008116-9
    This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the US FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing tablets and capsules and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
  14. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Uncompressed Solid Products. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. ISBN 978-142008118-3
    This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing powders and and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
  15. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Liquid Products. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. ISBN 978-142008123-7
    This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing syrups, liquids and similar products and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
  16. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Semisolid Products. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. ISBN 978-142008123-8
    This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing ointments, creams, suppositories and other soft products and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish a FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
  17. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Over the Counter Products. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. ISBN 978-142008128-2
    This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. This is the largest book written on the topic and the first of its kind ever published. The book contains methods of manufacturing all types of over the counter (OTC) drugs and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
  18. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations: Sterile Products. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. ISBN 978-142008130-5
    This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing injectable and other sterile drugs like eye drops, eardrops, etc., and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
  19. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Formulations (Volumes 1-6). New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4200-8106-0
    This is the second edition of the same book published in 2004; there was a tremendous demand for this book and the new edition updates formulations, includes newer regulatory guidelines from the FDA and the EMEA and includes list of approved excipients as well as other ready reference materials to allow manufacturers to formulate and manufacture these drugs at the lowest possible cost. The book contains methods of manufacturing all dosage formulations used in the pharmaceutical industry and includes actual formulations that are fully scalable and adoptable by the industry without any trial and error. Hundreds of drugs and their formulations are provided in the book. The book also provides in the first section full details of regulatory compliance and makes hands on recommendations on how to establish an FDA-approvable manufacturing facility. The book also talks about the personal experience of the author in formulating and manufacturing these dosage forms.
  20. Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Modeling in Early Drug Development, Chapter in The PROCESS of NEW DRUG DISCOVERY and DEVELOPMENT (SECOND EDITION), Charles G. Smith Ph. D. and James T. O’Donnell Pharm. D., Editors. CRC Press 2004. ISBN 978-0849327797
    This chapter in one of the bestselling books on drug development provides a detailed mathematical modeling of the systems used to develop new drugs and new formulations. With increased requirements of providing safety and efficacy data for new drugs, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics studies have become routine exercises; however, a smart use of these mathematical models cuts down the cost of drug development substantially.
  21. Handbook of Preformulation: Drugs, Botanicals and Biological Pharmaceutical Products. CRC Press/Informa, New York 2006 ISBN 0-8493-7193-7
    This is the first handbook describing a hands-on approach to developing drugs from substantial drug leads, preformulation discipline characterizes the nature of drug, its potential for absorption in the human body using various routes of administration, and drug delivery systems. The book describes in detail all required parameters to characterize new chemical entities and, for the first time, includes botanical drugs as well. This book serves as a teaching manual for new scientists entering the field of drug development, and is in use by large and small pharmaceutical companies.
  22. Handbook of Bioequivalence Testing, Informa, New York 2007 ISBN 978-084930395-1
    Bioequivalence testing is a fundamental requirement for developing generic drugs. This book is a manual of establishing bioequivalence testing, and includes actual reports submitted to the US FDA that resulted in the approval of the drugs. Detailed chapters describe the various pitfalls in organizing and conducting these studies as well as provide a detailed scientific basis of the factors that can affect the bioequivalence of drugs. The book allows the industry to design easily approvable study protocols and save millions of dollars.
  23. Textbook of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacokinetics, The Book Syndicate, Hyderabad, India, 2010 ISBN 978-93-81075-04-3
    This is modified reprint of the textbook published in 1979. The book continues to be used by hundreds of schools of pharmacy, medicine, and nursing in India, so a paperback edition of the book allows these institutions (in India and worldwide) to afford to provide this timeless teaching tool for students unable to pay the high price of US editions of textbooks.
  24. Wine of Passion, Ferozsons, Complete English translation and explication of Mirza Ghalib’s Urdu Ghazals, revised and updated. Lahore Pakistan, 2010 ISBN 978-0-9714746-1-1
    The art book version of Love Sonnets of Ghalib is a totally revised edition of the original, and includes translations as well as art from a prominent artist.
  25. Wine of Love, Rupa & Co., Complete English translation and Urdu. Devanagri and Roman script of Divan-e-Ghalib with full explication. New Delhi, India 2011 (in press).
    This is an extension of the book Wine of Passion but with additional scripts (such as Hindi and Romanized transliteration). When published, this will be the largest book of Ghalib’s love poems.
  26. Handbook of Disposable Bioprocessing Systems, CRC Press, Florida 2011 (in press).
    ISBN 978-1-4398667-0-2
    His is the first book on the subject of the use of disposable or single-use components in the biological drug manufacturing industry. Disposables are fast expanding and finding use in bioprocessing, and this book discusses all aspects, from the scientific rationale of using them to regulatory problems in their acceptance to their environmental impact. This book recognizes all major suppliers and offers suggestions to the industry on adopting these systems to comply with the future compliance requirements of the FDA and the EMEA.
  27. Water of Life, University of Tehran Press, First complete English translation of Mirza Ghalib’s Persian ghazals, Tehran, Iran 2012 (in preparation)
    This will be the first complete translation of Ghalib's Farsi divan of ghazals. This will also be the first time his Farsi divan will be available in nastaliq, and will be just as historical for Ghalib's Farsi divan as was Sarfaraz's English translation of Ghalib's complete Urdu divan.
  28. Man and His Universe, Simon & Schuster, Deconstructing Human Perception of Reality, New York 2012 (in preparation)
    This book is a compilation of a lifetime of writing on the subject of reality. Based on anthropologic principles, the book describes with lucidity the reality of humanity and its place in the universe. The book has three parts: the first part is “Universe Beyond,” which talks about the universe that we can barely see yet we can conjecture about its beginning and end; the second part is “Universe Around” that talks about our interactions with others as humans as well as with nature, our behavior and our survival instincts as well as our genetic programming that makes us subservient to Nature; and the third part is “Universe Within,” which talks about who we are and how we are constructed, explaining phenomenon from déjà vu to the immune response to organ regrowth from stem cells. This book is a complete thesis on understanding everything about what makes the Universe and us a part of this Creation.
  29. Textbook of Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Pharmacokinetics. India 2011