Ocular Drug Delivery Systems

Barriers and Application of Nanoparticulate Systems

Deepak Thassu, Gerald J. Chader (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

473 Seiten

2012
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4398-4800-5 (ISBN)

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Drug discovery for ocular diseases has taken great strides in the last two decades. From cornea to choroid, new drugs have been formulated to address a great variety of ocular diseases. Yet without good drug delivery systems, these drugs are less effective than they might be or could even cause serious side effects. Ocular Drug Delivery Systems: Barriers and Application of Nanoparticulate Systems presents research on the development of currently marketed devices and recent trends in the topical delivery of drugs to the posterior of the eye.

With contributions from leading pharmaceutical researchers and industry experts, eye researchers, surgeons, pharmacologists from academia, the National Eye Institute, and leading ophthalmic companies such as Pfizer, Allergan, and Novartis, the book presents the state of the art in the use of nanoparticles in ocular drug delivery systems and also sets the stage for future developments.

This volume provides both a current evaluation and a future roadmap for developments in ocular drug delivery. The subjects range from biological needs to material challenges and finally to clinical applications for improving drug delivery for conditions where treatments already exist. It also explores areas where effective drugs may be currently available but yet need a safe, efficient, and efficacious delivery vehicle.

Deepak Thassu is the Vice President of Pharmaceutical Development at Pharmanova, Inc., in Victor, New York. Gerald Chader is Chief Scientific Officer of the Doheny Retina Institute at USC Medical School in Los Angeles.

Basic Considerations. Ocular Barriers. Ocular Compartment Drug Delivery. Drug Delivery Systems. Technology and Materials Development.

Zusatzinfo	21 Tables, black and white; 11 Illustrations, color; 103 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Bosa Roca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	816 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	1-4398-4800-9 / 1439848009
ISBN-13	978-1-4398-4800-5 / 9781439848005
Zustand	Neuware