Pulmonary drug delivery / / Anthony J. Hickey

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910816151003321
• Autore: Hickey Anthony J. <1955->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Henry Stewart Talks, 2017
• ISBN: 9781118799529; 1118799526; 9781118799536; 1118799534
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (383 pages)
• Collana: Advances in asthma : new mechanisms, management strategies and treatments, , 2056-452X; Drug delivery, , 2056-452X
• Disciplina: 615.1
• Soggetti: Aerosol therapy; Antiasthmatic agents; Drug delivery systems; Lungs - Diseases - Treatment; Pharmaceutical technology; Administration, Inhalation; Aerosols - therapeutic use; Anti-Asthmatic Agents - administration & dosage; Drug Delivery Systems; Lung Diseases - drug therapy; Nebulizers and Vaporizers; Pharmaceutical Preparations - administration & dosage; Pulmonary Ventilation - physiology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.; Title from title frames.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents: Pulmonary drug delivery -- Therapeutic targets -- Drug categories -- Lung deposition and clearance -- Inhaled drug products -- Mechanism of droplet formation pMDIs -- In vitro tests -- In vivo ; considerations.
• Sommario/riassunto: Drug therapy via inhalation route is at the cutting edge of modern drug delivery research. There has been significant progress on the understanding of drug therapy via inhalation products. However, there are still problems associated with their formulation design, including the interaction between the active pharmaceutical ingredient(s) (APIs), excipients and devices. This book seeks to cover some of the most pertinent issues and challenges of such formulation design associated with industrial production and desirable clinical outcome. The chapter topics have been selected with