Formulation technology to repurpose drugs for inhalation delivery
19 November 2012
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Inhalation of drugs for both medicinal and recreational purposes has occurred for centuries. Over the past two decades, a variety of new formulation technologies and inhaler devices have been developed to repurpose drugs given by other routes of administration as superior inhalation products with improvements in safety, efficacy and convenience for patients.
In this article David Cipolla and Igor Gonda explore the rationale behind the development of new formulation technologies and inhalation devices to repurpose drugs administered by other routes.