Handbook of Drug Targeting and Monitoring (Pharmacology-Research, Safety Testing and Regulation) - Hardcover

 
9781607418399: Handbook of Drug Targeting and Monitoring (Pharmacology-Research, Safety Testing and Regulation)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1607418398 ISBN 13: 9781607418399
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2010

Synopsis

Drug monitoring in clinical chemistry refers to the measurement of drug concentration in blood serum/plasma so that an optimal concentration is obtained to benefit patients with minimal toxic adverse effects. Drug delivery systems have been developed for enhancing the pharmacokinetic profile of any given active agent, increasing the accumulation at the target site, while minimising their systemic distribution. Magnetic colloids, for example, are very promising stimuli-sensitive drug delivery systems because of their magnetic-field responsiveness. This book describes the main synthesis strategies and surface functionalisation processes of magnetic colloids, giving an overview of the recent developments in magnetic drug targeting. The possibilities of very promising strategies for controlling the biodistribution profiles of chemotherapy agents are also investigated, including passive and active targeting strategies involving the use of drug carriers. Other chapters in this book examine the application of nanotechnology in pharmacotherapy, therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of antiepileptic drugs (AEDS), a mathematical modelling approach to testing drug effects on Hepatitis C virus (HCV), and the recent developments in drug monitoring by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

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Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1607418398
ISBN 13 
9781607418399
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
562
Editor
Andreev Boris, Egorov Vasily