Main description:

Modern Drug Delivery Systems will present drug delivery systems under development, those recently released into the market, and those most widely used in practice in terms of meeting clinical need, design features, clinical pharmaceutics, use, and limitations. It uniquely links innovation in delivery system technology with clinical pharmaceutics and patient considerations that can impact on their safe and effective use in practice. Contributions are international leaders.

Contents:

Introduction. What Can Drug Delivery Systems Do?. Pharmaceutic and Biopharmaceutical Determinants. Vaccines, Biologicals, and Devices. Patient and Evidence-Based Considerations in Drug Delivery. Impacts of Food and Dietary Supplements. Meeting Commercial Needs. Getting to Market. Regulation of New & Generic Modified Release Issues in the United States, EU, and Other Countries. A Case Study in the Quality and Biopharmaceutic Principles and Regulatory Requirements for New and and Generic Chemical Entity Drug Delivery Systems. A Case Study for New Biological License Application Drug Delivery Systems. Emerging Technologies and Ethical Advancements. Overview of Innovative Technologies. Modern Drug Delivery Systems for Various Routes of Human Delivery. Oral Fast Absorption. Oral Modiefied Release. Colonic. Injection / Implant. Pulmonary. Dermal / Transdermal. Mucosal Delivery. Targeted / Personalized Delivery of Drugs. Government and Industry Perspectives. Modern Drug Delivery Systems Used in Veterinary Practice. Key Current Issues Being Addressed in Modern Drug Delivery Systems. Nanotechnologies. Population Pharmacokinetics. Cosmetics. Drug Delivery Systems Used in Traditional Medicines. Generics and Biosimilars. Elderly. Paediatrics. Systemic Disease and Other Medication. Placebo, Nocebo, Safety, and Adherence. Common Practical Modern Drug Delivery System Issues. International Harmonisation. Future Drug Delivery Systems. Appendices.