… However, up to now, it has to be acknowledged that the controlled deposition of inhaled
drugs to a precise site within the lung is not a feasible proposition. Considering …

… inhaler devices are available to deliver inhaled drugs [4]. Most inhaled drugs are delivered
by pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) [5], dry powder inhaler (DPI) [6] or nebulizer [7]. …

… As pointed out in the first chapter of this volume, inhalation therapy is not new! Granted, the
drugs delivered to the lungs by this method, the propellants, and the methods themselves are …

… inhaled drugs is limited by their rapid clearance in the lungs. Carriers providing sustained
drug release in the lungs … inhaled medicines because they can retain the drug load within the …

… allow accurate prediction of drug behavior in the lungs. Disruptive innovations were … in
inhaled drug delivery at the end of the last century. Although there were relatively few new inhaled …

… , inhalation is an attractive route for delivering biological drugs… tissue permeability of the lung
enable rapid absorption and … of the lung as an entrance for systemic drug delivery has been …

… by inhaled drugs began in earnest in the 1950s, and now such 'topical' or targeted treatment
with inhaled drugs is considered for treating many other lung … delivery of drugs by inhalation. …

… of inhaled drug therapies for the treatment of respiratory infections are discussed. As devices
for inhaled … of liposomal formulations for the delivery of combination antibiotics to the lungs. …

… The advantages of inhaled over systemic drug delivery are the ability to deliver active
substances directly to the site of disease with the avoidance of systemic sideeffects (thus …

… delivery. Areas covered in this review include … with inhalation delivery of RNODs (small
molecule drugs), role of NCs to improve lung deposition of drugs and their targeting via inhalation …