Advanced Drug Delivery Systems: Principles and Practice

Sheefali Mahant, Rekha Rao, Sanju Nanda

ISBN: 9789389583014

232 pages

Description

Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (ADDS) are delivery systems which are based on the principles of novel drug delivery systems and use the latest and most advanced technologies. They are meant to deliver the drug in a controlled or modulated way within the tissue or cells and aimed at safe and effective medication. They help in delivering drug levels in the body by reducing the toxicity and delivering the drug effectively at the desired site of action.

About the Author

Sheefali Mahant is a postgraduate in Pharmacy from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, with eleven years of experience in teaching and research. She is currently pursuing her doctoral studies as UGC-BSR fellow from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak.

Rekha Rao is M. Pharm & PhD from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak. She has thirteen years of teaching and research experience. She is Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar.

Sanju Nanda is a postgraduate from Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences from Dr. H.S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. She is PhD from IIT Delhi and LLB from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak. Her experience spans twenty-four years. She is Professor & Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak.

Table of Contents

Book Review

Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
Preformulation Studies: An Essential Tool for Formulation Development
Experimental Design
Basic Experimental Procedures in Advance Drug Delivery Systems
Oral Drug Delivery
Buccal Drug Delivery
Transdermal Drug Delivery
Opthalmic Drug Delivery
Nasal Drug Delivery
Vaginal Drug Delivery
Miscellaneous
Appendix
Abbreviations
Index