Inhalation Drug Delivery

There has been a rapid evolution in the field of inhalation drug therapy, including new drugs, increased regulation and quality control, and strong pressure from generics. Inhalation Drug Therapy brings together the most current inhalation drug research, as well as practical developments and processes, into one essential guide. Focusing on inhalation products and specific equipment and techniques used in manufacturing and quality control, the book balances research with the industrial aspects of creating the drugs, and features a highly regarded author team with both academic and industry experience.

There has been a rapid evolution in the field of inhalation drug therapy, including new drugs, increased regulation and quality control, and strong pressure from generics. Inhalation Drug Therapy brings together the most current inhalation drug research, as well as practical developments and processes, into one essential guide. Focusing on inhalation products and specific equipment and techniques used in manufacturing and quality control, the book balances research with the industrial aspects of creating the drugs, and features a highly regarded author team with both academic and industry experience.

List of contributors xiSeries foreword xiiiPreface xv1 Inhalation drug delivery 1Daniela Traini2 Inhalation and nasal products 15Daniela Traini and Paul M. Young3 Formulation of inhalation medicines 31Daniela Traini and Paul M. Young4 Novel particle production technologies for inhalation products 47Hak-Kim Chan and Philip Chi Lip Kwok5 Methods for understanding, controlling, predicting, and improving drug product performance 63David A. V. Morton6 Aerodynamic assessment for inhalation products: fundamentals and current pharmacopoeial methods 91Francesca Buttini, Gaia Colombo, Philip Chi Lip Kwok and Wong Tin Wui7 Proteins, peptides, and controlled-release formulations for inhalation 121Philip Chi Lip Kwok, Rania Osama Salama and Hak-Kim Chan8 Pharmaceutical development studies for inhalation products 145Gaia Colombo, Chiara Parlati and Paola Russo9 Quality of inhalation products: specifications 169Paolo Colombo, Francesca Buttini and Wong Tin WuiIndex.