Drug carrier

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Drug carriers are substances that serve as mechanisms to improve the delivery and the effectiveness of drugs. Drug carriers are used in sundry drug delivery systems such as:

Carriers are also used in designs to increase the effectiveness of drug delivery to the target sites of pharmacological actions.

Examples

Carriers which are able to biodegrade include:

See also

Resources

The following research papers from IUPAC are in pdf format:

References

  1. Nagy ZK; Balogh A, Vajna B, Farkas A, Patyi G, Kramarics A, Marosi G (2011). "Comparison of Electrospun and Extruded Soluplus-Based Solid Dosage Forms of Improved Dissolution". Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 101 (1): 322–32. doi:10.1002/jps.22731. PMID 21918982. 

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