Towards more effective advanced drug delivery systems

• Published in: International journal of pharmaceutics Vol. 454; no. 1; pp. 496 - 511
• Main Authors: Crommelin, Daan J.A., Florence, Alexander T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.09.2013
• Subjects: Animals; Biomedical Research - methods; Biomedical Research - trends; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical - trends; Consensus; Cooperative Behavior; Drug Administration Routes; Drug Carriers; Drug delivery systems; Drug Delivery Systems - methods; Drug Delivery Systems - trends; drugs; experts; Forecasting; funding; Humans; image analysis; in vitro studies; issues and policy; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology - trends; Optimisation; patients; Progress; Stochastic Processes; Technology, Pharmaceutical - methods; Technology, Pharmaceutical - trends; toxicology; Drug delivery systems; Progress; Optimisation; Nanotechnology

This position paper discusses progress made and to be made with so-called advanced drug delivery systems, particularly but not exclusively those in the nanometre domain. The paper has resulted from discussions with a number of international experts in the field who shared their views on aspects of t...