ABSTRACT

One of the most rapidly growing areas in pharmaceutical technology, the targeting of drugs via drug delivery systems offers the promise of reduced toxicity as well as more efficient and cost-effective treatment of disease. Drug Delivery Systems provides the most complete coverage available of this new and increasingly important field of study.

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section one Site-specific drug delivery

part |2 pages

section two Polymers, implantable drug delivery

chapter 3|52 pages

Role of polymers in drug delivery

chapter 4|32 pages

Implants in drug delivery

part |2 pages

section three Oral drug delivery

part |2 pages

section four Transdermal, intranasal, ocular, and miscellaneous drug delivery

chapter 6|42 pages

Transdermal drug delivery

chapter 7|40 pages

Intranasal and ocular drug delivery

chapter 8|98 pages

Miscellaneous forms of drug delivery

part |2 pages

section five Regulatory considerations and global outlook