Pharmaceutical Particulate Carriers Therapeutic Applications

This invaluable reference offers a comprehensive overview of the medical applications of pharmaceutical particulate carriers, discussing in detail their use for controlled delivery of drugs to sites of action through various routes of administration. Covering the most recent clinical developments and future therapeutic uses, Pharmaceutical Particulate Carriers examines intravenous liposomal therapy for retroviral infections, especially AIDS ... presents the topical ocular delivery of drugs using liposomal ophthalmic formulations ... describes the potential of microspheres as a nasal drug delivery system ... explores the pulmonary administration of liposome-encapsulated drugs ... investigates drug carriers in intratumoral delivery ... looks closely at liposomal tumor antigen vaccines and at the subcutaneous administration of liposomes as a controlled drug delivery system ... illustrates the use of particulate carriers in dermal and transdermal drug delivery ... and more! With over 1500 literature citations, tables, and figures, Pharmaceutical Particulate Carriers is a practical resource for industrial, clinical, and research pharmacists; pharmacologists; dermatologists; medicinal and pharmaceutical chemists and biochemists; biotechnologists; biologists; ophthalmologists; pulmonologists; allergists and immunologists; hematologists; oncologists; infectious disease specialists; pharmaceutical research and development managers; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines. Book jacket.Rolland, Alain is the author of 'Pharmaceutical Particulate Carriers Therapeutic Applications' with ISBN 9780824790165 and ISBN 0824790162.