title: [Drug delivery systems: a real therapeutic advance].
abstract: Established at the request of the Research Committee of the French National Academy of Pharmacy, this report on drug delivery systems (DDS) is a summary of information gathered by interviewing leaders in the pharmaceutical community and from the international literature. This report includes: a rapid recall of pharmaceutical formulations and changes over the last decades; a definition of DDS, indications on their evolution and a discussion on their contribution to drug administration; information on firms specialized in the elaboration of DDS, their interactions with the drug industry and the current and future market for DDS; a presentation of the potential offered by DDS for the drug industry; a discussion on technical, regulatory, and economic issues which could obstruct drug administration using a DDS; a description of certain DDS selected for their therapeutic contributions and a brief presentation of perspectives; a presentation of certain recommendations for organizations concerned with DDS.
authors.affiliation: francis.puisieux@cap.u.psud.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Puisieux
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seiller
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Devissaguet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000639:trends*; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans