drug delivery
Getting medicine inside
Drug delivery refers to methods and technologies for getting therapeutic substances into the body where they're needed.
The term covers everything from simple pills to sophisticated systems that release medication at controlled rates or target specific tissues.
Pharmaceutical researchers work on drug delivery to improve how well treatments work and reduce side effects: The new drug delivery system releases insulin gradually over 24 hours.
- liposomesPhospholipid bilayer spheres
- nanoparticlesUltrafine material fragments
- microneedlesMinuscule skin-piercing arrays
- encapsulationSurrounding on all sides
- controlled releaseGradual substance dispensing mechanism
needle free · slow release · nanomedicine · implants · hydrogels · inhalers · lipids · blood-brain barrier · transdermal patches · vesicle · nanofibers · biocompatibility · targeted · dosage · oral medication · capsule · bloodstream · IV drip
- drug deliveryinjection, time release, delayed release, capsule, tablet
- drug researchclinical trials, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, efficacy
- medical devicespacemaker, defibrillator, AED, ventilator, CT scanner
- medical technologypacemakers, pacemaker, defibrillator, ventilator, MRI technology
- asthma careinhaler, nebulizer, spacer, bronchodilator, albuterol
- drug developmentFDA approval, regulatory approval, toxicology, safety testing, proof of concept
drug deliverydrug discovery
Developing new therapeutic compounds
drug development · drug screening · clinical trials · drug manufacturing
drug deliverydrug metabolism
Body's chemical processing of medications