Drug Delivery Systems

3. New Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4398-0618-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc

Buch, Englisch, 608 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 1280 g

Drug delivery technologies represent a vast, vital area of research and development in pharmaceuticals. The demand for innovative drug delivery systems continues to grow, driving a variety of new developments. Drug Delivery Systems, Third Edition provides a comprehensive review of the latest research and development on drug delivery systems.

Coverage includes liposomal, transmucosal, transdermal, oral, polymeric, and monoclonal antibody directed delivery. Each chapter provides a table of marketed and investigational products with numerous practical examples. The book also provides readers with a multitude of possible drug delivery systems that can be used to improve therapeutics, along with global and regulatory perspectives. This third edition contains a chapter on nanoscience and technology for drug delivery along with cutting-edge business intelligence and strategies.

Written in a straightforward manner, the authors provide a global perspective on current and future advances and market opportunities. Supplying a cogent overview of the field and extensive guidance on where to get more information, it is an essential resource for anyone venturing into this area of drug development.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ranade, Vasant V.

Cannon, John B.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pharmazie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Pharmazeutische Technologie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Pharmazeutische Chemie, Medizinische Chemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Site-Specific Drug Delivery Using Liposomes and Emulsions as Carriers. Site-Specific Drug Delivery Utilizing Monoclonal Antibodies. Role of Polymers in Drug Delivery. Implants in Drug Delivery. Oral Drug Delivery. Enhancing Oral Bioavailability. Transdermal Drug Delivery. Transmucosal and Ocular Drug Delivery. Miscellaneous Forms of Drug Delivery. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for Drug Delivery. Regulatory Considerations for Drug Delivery Systems. Drug Delivery Industry and the Global Outlook.

Über Autor(innen)

Vasant V. Ranade is the director of chemical sciences for Academic Pharmaceuticals Inc., in Lake Bluff, Illinois.

John B. Cannon heads his own pharmaceutics and drug delivery consulting company, Targeted Drug Solutions, in Grayslake, Illinois, and serves as a visiting assistant professor at Trinity International University.