Pharma IQ Glossary: Drug Delivery Systems
Drug Delivery Systems are used to deploy medications intact to specifically targeted parts of the body through a medium that can control the therapy’s administration by means of either a physiological or chemical trigger. During the past decade, polymeric microspheres, polymer micelles, and hydrogel-type materials have all been shown to be effective in enhancing drug targeting specificity, lowering systemic drug toxicity, improving treatment absorption rates, and providing protection for pharmaceuticals against biochemical degradation. In addition, several other experimental drug delivery systems show exciting signs of promise, including those composed of biodegradable polymers, dendrimers (so-called star polymers), electroactive polymers, and modified C-60 fullerenes (also known as “buckyballs”).
Multiparticulate Drug Delivery Systems
October 03 by T. E. Gopala Krishna MurthyMultiparticulates are the discrete, small, repetitive units of drug particles which may or may not possess similar drug release pattern.
In Demand: Prefilled Syringes
September 13 by Andrea CharlesThe prefilled syringes sector has witnessed healthy growth in recent years and demand is expected to rise. This is due to the increased number of injectable biological drugs in the...
Applying Biopharmaceutical Nanotechnology to Diagnostics, Drug Discovery and Drug Delivery
August 11 by Pharma IQThe application of nanobiotechnology has far ranging uses within a number of sectors of the life sciences industry, including drug discovery, formulation, clinical assessment, drug delivery and monito...
