Drug Delivery [With Access Code]

Ashim K. Mitra received his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry in 1983 from theUniversity of Kansas. He is currently a Curators' Professor of Pharmacy at the Universityof Missouri-Kansas City, as well as the Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Research, Chairman of the Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Co-director of the VisionResearch Center at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. Forthe past three decades he has conducted extensive research in various drug delivery technologies, including ocular drug delivery. He and his research personnel have publishedmore than 315 peer-reviewed research articles in high-impact international journals;published more than 550 abstracts at scientific meetings, including the annual conferencesof the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), the Society ofToxicology, and The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO);have given more than 115 presentations to a wide audience (including several universities, pharmaceutical companies, and scientific organizations); and have been issued nineU.S. patents. Between 2013 and 2014 alone he has edited five books and contributed tomore than 60 book chapters. Several of his articles have been recognized as being amongthe most downloaded articles in their respective journals.

Drug Delivery is the latest and most up-to-date text on drug delivery and offers an excellent working foundation for students and clinicians in health professions and graduate students including nursing, pharmacy, medicine, and dentistry, as well as researchers and scientists. Presenting complex content in an organized and concise format, this accessible text provides a detailed overview of drug delivery systems, routes of drug administration and development of various formulations. This text provides a comprehensive review of the cutting edge research being carried out in this field and a focus on the worldwide research on drug delivery and targeting at the molecular, cellular, and organ levels. KEY TOPICS CNS delivery Gene delivery Ocular delivery World-wide research on drug delivery Recent advances in drug delivery Each new print textbook includes an access code for the online Companion Website. Some eBooks and electronic versions do not include access to the Companion Website. Access to the Companion Website may also be purchased separately under the RESOURCES tab, FOR STUDENTS. Each new print copy includes access to the Navigate Companion Website including: Chapter Quizzes, Interactive Glossary, Crossword Puzzles, Interactive Flashcards, and Matching Exercises