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Pharmaceutical Perspective in Wearable Drug Delivery Systems
Abhay Tharmatt1, Danish Malhotra1, Hamayal Sharma2
1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India.
Assay and Drug Development Technologies
|August 2, 2021
Summary
Wearable drug delivery systems offer home-based healthcare solutions with real-time monitoring for various administration routes. Further testing is needed to overcome obstacles before widespread market launch.
Area of Science:
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Biomedical Engineering
- Health Technology
Background:
- Traditional healthcare requires trained personnel and expensive diagnostics, necessitating hospital visits.
- Wearable technology offers a potential solution for decentralized healthcare and personalized medicine.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review various wearable drug delivery systems (WDDS).
- To discuss their manufacturing, mechanisms, and specifications for home-based treatment.
- To highlight the potential of WDDS in revolutionizing healthcare delivery.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive literature review of existing wearable drug delivery systems.
- Analysis of different drug administration routes (ocular, transdermal, intraoral, etc.).
- Evaluation of technological aspects and pharmaceutical integration of WDDS.
Main Results:
- Diverse formulations for home treatment using real-time monitoring have been developed.
- WDDS are technologically advanced interfaces for various physicochemical signals.
- Several WDDS have recently entered the market.
Conclusions:
- Wearable drug delivery systems represent a significant advancement in healthcare accessibility.
- Ongoing research and development are crucial to address challenges for successful market integration.
- These systems have the potential to transform patient care and disease management through personalized, remote treatment.
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