Drug Delivery

Drug delivery is the method in which a pharmaceutical compound is administered to promote a therapeutic effect. Drug delivery routes can include oral, transdermal, nasal, and sublingual application and can directly impact a drugs efficacy. In this drug delivery content hub, you can discover editorial coverage of the latest research and industry trends impacting drug delivery and novel drug discovery.

The Overexposure to Steroids for Asthma Patients
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), an organization working to reduce asthma prevalence, morbidity, and mortality worldwide, estimates that 334 million people are directly affected by the disease, 13 million of which have severe, uncontrolled asthma, despite attempts at treatment optimization. read more
Digital Clinical Trial Success Persuades CAUTION to be Replaced by ADOPTION
In clinical research, there is no such thing as ‘taking a leap of faith’ and yet the industry’s need for empirical certainty can sometimes thwart adoption of important innovation. Understandably, the life sciences industry traditionally only takes incremental, calculated chances based on scientific hypotheses, slowing progress while patients – on ... read more
Four Strategies to Improve Efficiency and Safety in Liquid Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
The liquid pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is constantly evolving, shaped by critical priorities: reducing contamination risks, meeting stringent regulatory requirements, controlling costs, promoting sustainability, accelerating production timelines, and achieving operational excellence across both large-scale and small-batch sterile filling ... read more

A Green Solution for the Dissolution Laboratory
Going “Green” in today’s business climate where maximizing shareholder equity and conserving capital is a top priority can be difficult, especially if the project increases the overall cost of doing business. read more
A Green Solution for the Dissolution Laboratory
Going “Green” in today’s business climate where maximizing shareholder equity and conserving capital is a top priority can be difficult, especially if the project increases the overall cost of doing business. read more
Why Aren’t We Collaborating with the Personal Care Industry?
As the pharmaceutical industry continues to strive toward modernization, meeting regulatory expectations, and preserving patient safety, organizations are seeing the benefits of intra-industry collaboration and sharing of best practices. read more
Performance of Single-use Virus Filtration at Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Scale
Commercial manufacturing of biologics such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and recombinant proteins requires robust, reliable processes which cost-efficiently deliver high yields of a safe and effective product. read more
An Update for Pharmaceutical Stress Testing Enabled by Modern Informatics Technologies
Stress testing or forced degradation is a fundamental part of drug development, specifically related to purity through control of stability. read more