1999 Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 73-78
This article is a brief review and analysis of the past, present, and future of the field of drug delivery. It covers the golden age of pharmaceutical sciences and product development, followed by the incorporation of biological and clinical information into more and more sharply defined strategies for drug delivery and the formation of specialty drug delivery companies. Finally, some thoughts on the future of drug delivery sciences and delivery products in the changing dynamics of health care environment and the development of greater and closer working relationship among the discovery scientists, clinical scientists, and delivery scientists are mentioned.
