Drug Targeting And Delivery: Concepts In Dosage Form Design (Ellis Horwood Series in Pharmacological Sciences)

This is a review of the structure and function of biological membranes and other cellular barriers used in drug transport. It discusses a range of concepts for drug delivery systems, treating the routes of drugs with regard to their characteristics: function, structure, uptake, mechanism and effect. The book also explores the interface between pharmaceutical technology and physiological principles in drug design, a field of increased importance to industry.