Dear reader,In this, the last Editors Choice eNewsletter of 2012, I decided that in common with many other forms of media such as newspapers, radio, television etc., I would review some of the highlights of the past year.To avoid Editorial bias, I thought that I would choose the highlights purely upon the number of times articles were downloaded in each of the first three quarters of the year. Simple, I thought; although selecting the articles was easy and unbiased, it did throw up some issues with respect to highlights of 2012.
28 November, 2012
The formulation of drugs by means of drug delivery systems (DDSs) is challenging yet indispensable to ensure efficacy of treatments especially when using drugs that do not present ideal characteristics in terms of stability, safety and pharmaco-dynamics/kinetics. Although many DDSs have reached maturity, resulting in their commercialization for various applications, further investigations and the introduction of new types of delivery carriers are paramount to stimulate and foster this field of science that has become essential to researchers working in both pharmaceutical industries and academia.
19 November, 2012
The latest issue of Drug Discovery Today is packed full of industry focused research articles, new developments in drug discovery, and expert comment and opinion.
08 November, 2012