Concise Review: Considerations for the Formulation, Delivery and Administration Routes of Biopharmaceuticals

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Amir Mohammed Alsharabasy

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The drugs of biological origins have attracted the attention of many pharmaceutical companies where it is essential to protect the heterogeneous nature and the optimal three dimensional structures of the different macromolecules. These molecules are used in both the investigation and therapy purposes, so their maximum activities should be maintained. This requires the designing of certain delivery formulations that suits the macromolecule nature, its target organ, the required dose and delivery route, and that’s why the biotech companies invest millions of dollars towards achieving that. The first main focal point of this article includes the recent developments in the formulation technologies for several biomacromolecule classes. The second focal point concentrates on the current considerations for optimizing their delivery for a maximum performance in the body.

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Alsharabasy, A. M. (2017). Concise Review: Considerations for the Formulation, Delivery and Administration Routes of Biopharmaceuticals. Archives of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, 1(1), 033–053. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.hjb.1001004
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