Advancements in Drug Delivery Techniques

Drug delivery involves methods and technologies for administering medications to target specific areas in the body, optimizing therapeutic effects while reducing side effects.
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Targeted Drug Delivery | Sustained Release Formulations | Intravenous Drug Administration | Drug Delivery Systems | Medication Carriers | Transdermal Drug Patches | Intravenous Therapy
Prepared by Shruti Sahoo, reviewed by Dr. Eugene Smith

Drug Delivery FAQ

What are drug delivery systems?

Drug delivery systems describe technologies that carry drugs into or throughout the body. These technologies include the method of delivery, such as a pill that you swallow or a vaccine that is injected.

What is drug delivery?

Int J Pharm Investig. 2012 Jan-Mar; 2 (1): 2–11. Drug delivery is the method or process of administering a pharmaceutical compound to achieve a therapeutic effect in humans or animals. For the treatment of human diseases, nasal and pulmonary routes of drug delivery are gaining increasing importance.

What is targeted drug delivery system?

The targeted drug delivery system is the system of delivering a drug into the body which is characterised by the transportation of a particular drug selectively at a specified diseased site, to bring pharmacological effects to that particular site and minimize adverse effects on the whole body [ 75 ].

What is the goal of drug delivery?

For all drugs, the goal of delivery is to maximize therapeutic efficacy by transporting and releasing the drug (passively or actively) to the target site in the body and by minimizing off-target accumulation of the drug.

Can a plant delivery system deliver drugs?

Many delivery systems have been used successfully recently, there has been a great development in the quest to deliver drugs from various plant sources to their target sites for treatment in the body, however there are numerous limitations and challenges to what these systems can achieve in treatment, some of which are discussed below.

What is a drug delivery system (DDS)?

Recent drug delivery systems (DDS) are formulated using advanced technology to accelerate systemic drug delivery to the specific target site, maximizing therapeutic efficacy and minimizing off-target accumulation in the body. As a result, they play an important role in disease management and treatment.

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