Les systèmes de délivrance des médicaments : un réel progress pour la thérapeutique*

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.