THIS COURSE GIVES AN OVERVIEW OF THE PRINCIPLES OF DRUG DELIVERY AND TARGETING, THEIR
CURRENT APPLICATIONS AND POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE. THE DISCUSSION INVOLVES
CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES USED IN THE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM SUCH AS LIPOSOMES,
NANOPARTICLES AND MICROSPHERES, INCLUDING THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND SHORTCOMINGS OF
CURRENT DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS. THIS COURSE ALSO DISCUSS STRATEGIES USED TO OPTIMIZE DRUG
DELIVERY TO TARGET SITES SUCH AS CONTROLLED/SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE AND DRUG TARGETING.
VARIOUS DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS SUCH AS TRANSDERMAL, TRANSMUCOSAL (NASAL, PULMONARY)
AND BRAIN (TARGETING TO THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER) WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED.
CURRENT APPLICATIONS AND POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE. THE DISCUSSION INVOLVES
CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES USED IN THE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM SUCH AS LIPOSOMES,
NANOPARTICLES AND MICROSPHERES, INCLUDING THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND SHORTCOMINGS OF
CURRENT DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS. THIS COURSE ALSO DISCUSS STRATEGIES USED TO OPTIMIZE DRUG
DELIVERY TO TARGET SITES SUCH AS CONTROLLED/SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE AND DRUG TARGETING.
VARIOUS DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS SUCH AS TRANSDERMAL, TRANSMUCOSAL (NASAL, PULMONARY)
AND BRAIN (TARGETING TO THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER) WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED.
- Lecturer: DR. NORATIQAH BINTI MOHTAR
- Lecturer: DR. THAIGARAJAN A/L PARUMASIVAM
- Lecturer: PROFESOR MADYA DR. GOH CHOON FU