Controlled Drug Delivery Systems: Current Status and Future Directions

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 26; no. 19; p. 5905
• Main Authors: Adepu, Shivakalyani, Ramakrishna, Seeram
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 29.09.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Bioavailability; Carbon dioxide; Classification; controlled release dosage forms; Drug delivery systems; Drug dosages; Ingredients; intelligent biomaterials; nano-drug delivery; Oral administration; Permeability; pharmacokinetics; Review; smart and stimuli-responsive delivery; Taste

The drug delivery system enables the release of the active pharmaceutical ingredient to achieve a desired therapeutic response. Conventional drug delivery systems (tablets, capsules, syrups, ointments, etc.) suffer from poor bioavailability and fluctuations in plasma drug level and are unable to ach...