title: Modified release drug delivery in veterinary medicine.
abstract: To successfully research and develop an animal pharmaceutical dosage form, a diverse array of issues covering basic medicine, pharmacology and technology must be addressed. Societal concerns regarding animal and public health, as well as the rapidly changing farming and economic environments, provide additional challenges that require integration into an already complex web of issues. Here, we examine the drive towards reducing the frequency of administration to animals and the closing of gaps between the human and veterinary drug product development.
authors.affiliation: InterAg, 558 Te Rapa Road, PO Box 20055, Hamilton, New Zealand. mjr@interag1.co.nz
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rathbone
authors.forename: Marilyn N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004304:Dosage Forms; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014481:United States; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004304:Dosage Forms; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations