Partículas portadoras complejas para la administración de fármacos respiratorios analizadas con modelos de simulación

Melvin Wostry1, Göran Frenning2, Regina Scherließ3

  • 1Department of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Kiel University, Gutenbergstraße 76, 24118 Kiel, Germany.

Resumen

El estudio analizó las formas de las partículas portadoras para la administración de fármacos respiratorios, y descubrió que la partícula de "farmacona" aumentada mejoró significativamente el desprendimiento de fármacos durante la inhalación. Esta geometría mejora la dispersión de medicamentos para una mejor administración de medicamentos.

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