Skip to main content
Search

Drug Delivery (part 1)

This learning journey is designed to provide an introduction to drug delivery systems. It covers topics such as routes of drug administration, and controlled release. Additionally, it delves into specific routes for drug delivery including mucoadhesive and implantable systems.

Table of Contents

  1. Why do we need drug delivery systems?
  2. Routes of drug administration – basic considerations
  3. Controlled release: principles, advantages, and disadvantages
  4. Transdermal drug delivery and absorption routes
  5. Pulmonary drug delivery and mucociliary clearance
  6. Oral drug delivery and its challenges
  7. Gastrointestinal drug delivery: general principles
  8. Vaginal drug delivery and its advantages
  9. Mucoadhesive drug delivery systems
  10. Implantable drug delivery systems

1. Why do we need drug delivery systems?

By Prof. Ana Catarina Silva – University Fernando Pessoa and University of Porto, Portugal

An excerpt from Need for drug delivery systems 1

  • Play Why do we need drug delivery systems?

2. Routes of drug administration – basic considerations

By Prof. Dr. Sven Stegemann – Graz University of Technology, Austria

An excerpt from Routes of drug delivery

  • Play Routes of drug administration – basic considerations

3. Controlled release: principles, advantages, and disadvantages

By Dr. Michael J. Rathbone – ULTI Pharmaceuticals, New Zealand

An excerpt from The theory and applications of controlled release principles

  • Play Controlled release: principles, advantages, and disadvantages

4. Transdermal drug delivery and absorption routes

By Prof. Sabine Szunerits – University of Lille, France

An excerpt from Transdermal drug delivery

  • Play Transdermal drug delivery and absorption routes

5. Pulmonary drug delivery and mucociliary clearance

By Prof. Anthony J. Hickey – RTI International, USA

An excerpt from Pulmonary drug delivery

  • Play Pulmonary drug delivery and mucociliary clearance

6. Oral drug delivery and its challenges

By Dr. Vineet Kumar Rai – ISF College of Pharmacy, India

An excerpt from Oral drug delivery

  • Play Oral drug delivery and its challenges

7. Gastrointestinal drug delivery: general principles

By Prof. Susan Hua – University of Newcastle, Australia

An excerpt from Gastrointestinal drug delivery

  • Play Gastrointestinal drug delivery: general principles

8. Vaginal drug delivery and its advantages

By Prof. José Luis Arias Mediano – University of Granada, Spain

An excerpt from Vaginal and uterine drug delivery

  • Play Vaginal drug delivery and its advantages

9. Mucoadhesive drug delivery systems

By Dr. Panoraia I. Siafaka – European University Cyprus, Cyprus

An excerpt from Mucoadhesive drug delivery systems

  • Play Mucoadhesive drug delivery systems

10. Implantable drug delivery systems

By Dr. Aliasger K. Salem – University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, USA

An excerpt from Drug-eluting implants

  • Play Implantable drug delivery systems