Intrapulmonary administration of medications.
An increasing number of medications are being administered by inhalation. However, proper dosing, frequency, formulation, and the optimal delivery device remain to be determined for many of these agents. Inhalation therapy has many advantages compared with other routes of administration including achieving a high drug concentration in the lung, lack of systemic adverse effects, ease of administration, and patient convenience. A broad range of patients may benefit from this type of drug delivery. Practitioners must keep abreast of emerging drug administration strategies and new formulations in order to continually improve care for their patients.
Bayat
Maryam
M
Department of Pharmaceutical Care at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA. mabayat@utmb.edu
Cook
Aaron M
AM
D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000336:Aerosols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers
D000336:Aerosols; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents