Title:
Pharmaceutical inhalation aerosol technology
Series:
Drugs and pharmaceutical sciences ; 134
Edition:
2nd ed., rev. & expanded
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Marcel Dekker, 2004
ISBN:
9780824742539
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Summary
Summary
This thoroughly revised and expanded reference provides authoritative discussions on the physiologic, pharmacologic, metabolic, molecular, cellular and physicochemical factors, influencing the efficacy and utilization of pharmaceutical aerosol. It analyzes the latest science and developments in the generation, administration and characterization of these compounds, showcasing current clinical applications, the efficiency and limitations of major aerosol products and emerging aerosol therapies impacting the field.
Table of Contents
| Factors governing aerosol deposition and targeting in the lung: physiology of the airwaysAnthony J. Hickey and David C. Thompson |
| pharmacology of therapeutic aerosolsDavid C. Thompson |
| targeting by depositionIgor Gonda |
| drug targeting to the lung - chemical and biochemical considerationsPeter A. Crooks |
| lung deposition simulationWarren Finlay |
| lung deposition imagingMyrna Dolovich |
| pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs delivered to the lungsG. Hochhaus |
| methods of generation, administration and characterization of aerosols - theoretical principles and devices used to generate aerosols for researchKeng H. Leong |
| The design and development of inhalation drug delivery systemsPaul J. Atkins and Nicholas P. Barker and Donald Mathisen |
| aerosol-filling equipment for the preparation of pressurized pack pharmaceutical formulationsChristophe Sirand and Jean-Pierre Varlet and Anthony J. Hickey |
| methods of aerosol particle size characterizationAnthony J. Hickey |
| summary of common approaches to pharmaceutical aerosol administrationAnthony J. Hickey |
| Clinical aspects of aerosol administration and future perspectives: therapeutic aerosols - an overview from a clinical perspectiveF. Charles Hiller |
| aerosolized pentamidine for treatment and prophylaxis of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndromeBruce montgomery |
| The application of aerosolized antimicrobial therapies in lung infectionsDennis Williams |
| gene delivery to the lungJustin Hanesl |
| recent advances related to the systemic delivery of therapeutic molecules by inhalationDavid Edwards |
| modulated drug therapy with inhalation aerosols - revisitedRalph W. Niven |
| pulmonary delivery technology - advances of the last decade and potential for the new millenniumAndy Clark |
