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Optimisation means finding the best possible value of a dependent variable by varying certain independent variables. Several optimisation techniques are discussed and their applications in pharmaceutical technology, analysis, clinical chemistry and medicinal chemistry are critically evaluated.

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Doornbos, D.A. Optimisation in pharmaceutical sciences. Pharmaceutisch Weekblad Scientific Edition 3, 549–577 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02193220

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