In the last decade, biological drugs have rapidly proliferated and have now become an
important therapeutic modality. This is because of their high potency, high specificity and …

Because of limitations associated with the conventional treatment of various chronic
diseases a growing attention has been given to the development of targeted drug delivery …

The large epithelial surface area, the high organ vascularization, the thin nature of the
alveolar epithelium and the immense capacity for solute exchange are factors that led the …

Oral inhalation is the preferred route for delivery of small molecules to the lungs, because
high tissue levels can be achieved shortly after application. Biologics are mainly …

Research in the area of pulmonary drug delivery has gathered momentum in the last several
years, with increased interest in using the lung as a means of delivering drugs systemically …

The origins of inhalation therapy can be traced back to the early civilizations but this route of
administration was relatively uncommon until recently. Direct delivery of drugs to the lung by …

Peptide and protein drugs are being used increasingly in major research and development
programs in the pharmaceutical industry and are also an important class of therapeutic …

Pulmonary drug delivery is relatively complex because the respiratory tract has evolved
defense mechanisms to keep inhaled drug particles out of the lungs and to remove or …

Targeting drug delivery into the lungs has become one of the most important aspects of
systemic or local drug delivery systems. Consequently, in the last few years, techniques and …

The challenges and difficulties associated with conventional drug delivery systems have led
to the emergence of novel, advanced targeted drug delivery systems. Therapeutic drug …