Major Advances In Oral Drug Delivery over the Past 15 Years

摘要

The oral route of administration is central for the delivery of a large number of important drugs in various therapeutic areas, and many patients prefer standard oral dosage forms as well as advanced oral drug delivery systems over other dosage forms. This preference stems from various factors including the non-invasiveness, ease-of-use, and reliability of oral dosage forms. The importance of oral drug delivery also manifests itself in that it comprises - at 38% in 2012 [1] - the largest fraction of all of drug delivery and the oral drug delivery market is growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 10.3% from 2010 to 2017 [2]. Scientists have been pushing the boundaries of oral drug delivery for many decades, and in addition to all the early advances in this area, progress in several domains of oral drug delivery has come to fruition over the past 15 years. Many medicines built on this progress are already enabling improved outcomes for patients today.