Oral Mucosal Drug Delivery and Therapy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rathbone, Michael J. (Editor), Senel, Sevda (Editor), Pather, Indiran (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Advances in Delivery Science and Technology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Biomedicine.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the current issues facing scientists working on delivering drugs locally and systemically via the membranes that line the mouth. The book describes the anatomical and physiological challenges of this route for drug delivery and how they impact the des...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Oral Mucosa
• 2 Design and Development of Oral Mucosal Drug Delivery Systems
• 3 Chemical Methods for Enhancing Oral Mucosal Delivery
• 4 Mucoadhesive Polymers as Enabling Excipients for Oral Mucosal Drug Delivery
• 5 Physical Methods for Enhancing Oral Mucosal Delivery: Sonophoresis, Iontophoresis and Electroporation
• 6 Characterization Methods for Oral Mucosal Drug Delivery
• 7 Design and Development of Systemic Oral Mucosal Drug Delivery Systems
• 8 Tablets and Other Solid Dosage Forms for Systemic Oral Mucosal Drug Delivery
• 9 Formulation of Delivery Systems for Photosensitisers Used in Oral Cavity Photodynamic Therapy
• 10 Medical devices for Oral Mucosal Applications
• 11 Pharmaceuticals for Oral Mucosal Drug Delivery:  Regulatory Considerations.