March 2013

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ABOUT AUTHORS:
Dr. N.V. Satheesh Madhav, Girish Dwivedi^*
Dehradun Institute of Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy
Village Makkawala, Mussoorie Diversion Road,
Dehradun-248009
^*Girish10.dwivedi@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT
Pulmonary route of drug delivery gaining much importance in the present day research field as it enables to target the drug delivery directly to lung both for site specific and systemic treatment. The review is prepared with an aim to discuss about the technical, physiological, and efficacy aspects of the novel pulmonary route of drug targeting and different delivery devices such as metered dose inhalers (MDI), dry powder inhalers (DPI), nebulizers, etc. The review also focuses on the mechanisms of pulmonary drug administration along with compatibility of the excipients employed, devices used, techniques of particulate dosage production, evaluation and advancements in the pulmonary drug delivery. It can be concluded from whole study that different pulmonary delivery system possesses certain specificity for dosage formulations and serves as an important tool to deliver drugs to the target site.

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