Erschienen in:
01.11.2008 | Commentary
Drug Delivery Systems in Children
verfasst von:
Dr Stephen Lowis
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Drugs
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Ausgabe 6/2008
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Excerpt
The efficacy of a given drug is dependent upon the reliability of delivery to its site of action; the drug must reach its target to have an effect. At the simplest level, the preparation of a drug, its route of administration, and its disposition according to pharmacokinetic properties define its delivery; these factors are particularly important in pediatric practice. For the last 20 years, modification of drug disposition has been possible, and a number of specific delivery systems have appeared with this in mind. Examples include polymeric carriers, reservoirs and matrix devices, liposomal preparations, and modification of molecules to influence their antigenicity. Selective targeting of carrier molecules, to deliver a chosen drug to its site of action, has been attempted. All of these strategies aim to improve activity or reduce toxicity. …