Drug Delivery Systems
Drug delivery systems are technologies used to deliver active pharmaceutical ingredients or drugs to target sites in the body. These systems improve the effectiveness and safety of drugs, enabling therapeutic amounts of medication to be delivered directly to the desired area of the body, reducing the side-effects associated with the use of the drug. Drug delivery systems can range from simple to complex, biodegradable, and non-biodegradable. Examples of drug delivery systems include oral medications, topical creams, patches, implants, nanoparticles, and biodegradable stents. Drug delivery systems can benefit patients by improving the efficacy and safety of drugs, as well as potentially reducing medical costs and increasing patient compliance. This technology is gaining increased attention in medicine and is expected to play a key role in the future of drug delivery.
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