title: Novel Drug Delivery Systems.
abstract: Interest in pain management is growing, with the emerging demand by our patients and colleagues, for pain relief. To meet that need, pharmaceutical and medical technology companies have provided the medical field with a variety of choices and options to deliver medication for pain control. Examination and review of the present systemic options are introduced. A more detailed look at the intrathecal route is necessary because of the tremendous potential for receptor-targeted drug delivery. The ability to treat nociceptive and neuropathic pain with drug-specific therapy makes this system all the more exciting. Because of this future, a wealth of new and old drugs are being found or reexamined for their use.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Department of Anesthesiology, 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79430, USA.
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authors.lastname: Lou