Nasal Drug Delivery

Manufacturing of drug delivery has become one of the newest areas in the health sector. Drug delivery refers to the delivery of drugs to animals or humans. The modes of delivery can be nasal, oral or rectal. For drugs to be effective, it is very important to ensure that they operate in a controlled manner and is distributed throughout the body in an appropriate manner.

targeted drug delivery occurs when the administration of drugs remains active in a particular area of the body. targeted drug delivery can be very effective in controlling the rapid growth of cells leading to cancerous tissues.

The most recent attempts in the field of drug delivery are

• release formulations (in which the physician administers or releases the drug over a certain period in a controlled manner) and
• Advance for delivery (in which the medications are only active in the targeted area of the body.

New drug delivery systems hold the most promise, as they tend to reduce manufacturing costs. In addition, they have a better targeting capability. For this reason, patients need not take high doses and therefore, will face a minimum of side effects.

Transdermal drug delivery system of drugs, with the use of nanotechnology can improve concentration and bioavailability of drugs. Such technology can be a boon for patients suffering from central nervous system (CNS) and neurodegenerative diseases.

New drug delivery systems can mitigate some of the major concerns of the pharmaceutical industry and offer much better prospects of finding new and better solutions to improve current health problems. In addition to nanotechnology, some other drug delivery technologies include:

1. Release formulations
2. Nano / micro particle drug delivery systems
3. Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems
4. Intra-nasal drug delivery systems
5. Innovative solutions to drug delivery for products derived from biotechnology

A major goal of drug development is to find drugs that will prove more effective in curing diseases and treating different medical conditions.