TY - JOUR
T1 - Pharmaceutics
T2 - a new open-access journal for all those interested in designing medicines
AU - Perrie, Yvonne
AU - Mohammed, Afzal-Ur-Rahman
N1 - Creative Commons : Attribution
PY - 2009/10/2
Y1 - 2009/10/2
N2 - We know the many hurdles that face us when we look to deliver a drug, starting from the basic characteristics of the drug (its solubility, stability, absorption and biodistribution), to overcoming the physiological barriers faced in reaching the target site, and to maintaining the concentration within the therapeutic window. In addition we must also remember the patient needs in this – is it a child that needs a liquid dosage form? Is it someone having to take multiple doses in a day? Do we need a rapid onset of action in a convenient format? Will people find it convenient to take the drug in the format we are presenting to them – or are there alternative options? [...]
AB - We know the many hurdles that face us when we look to deliver a drug, starting from the basic characteristics of the drug (its solubility, stability, absorption and biodistribution), to overcoming the physiological barriers faced in reaching the target site, and to maintaining the concentration within the therapeutic window. In addition we must also remember the patient needs in this – is it a child that needs a liquid dosage form? Is it someone having to take multiple doses in a day? Do we need a rapid onset of action in a convenient format? Will people find it convenient to take the drug in the format we are presenting to them – or are there alternative options? [...]
U2 - 10.3390/pharmaceutics1010001
DO - 10.3390/pharmaceutics1010001
M3 - Editorial
SN - 1999-4923
VL - 1
SP - 1
EP - 2
JO - Pharmaceutics
JF - Pharmaceutics
IS - 1
ER -