The therapeutic benefits of administering drugs through the skin have been recognised for many years and have been capitalised upon in commercially successful and important transdermal delivery systems, such as estradiol patches for hormone replacement and nicotine patches as aids to smoking cessation.

Transdermal and Topical Drug Delivery is a comprehensive text that addresses all aspects of how to deliver drugs to the skin for local effects or across the skin for systemic therapy. Starting with a clear discussion of the principles underlying the area, the text expands into strategies used to deliver drugs effectively. An invaluable practical guide for the clinical delivery of drugs is included.

Reviews:
01-Mar-04, Pharmacy Education, 'The book is clearly written and the large body of knowledge on drug delivery into and through the skin has been grouped logically, in seven chapters' ''beneficiaries of the book include pharmacy (and other) lecturers for whom this small volume provides a wealth of information in one place which can help lecturers contextualise and integrate the knowledge to enhance teaching and learning.'; Sudax Murdan, the School of Pharmacy, University of London
01-Mar-04, Journal of Applied Cosmetology, 'A careful reading will be useful for dermatologists, and for all the medical community but also for cosmetic chemists and students which intend to understand better all the problems involved in delivering therapeutic agents at level of the skin'; P. Morganti, Editor-in-Chief
01-Apr-05, Pharmaceutical Research, 'Given its appealing content and reasonable price, this book should find its place in many personal and departmental libraries.'; Bernard Testa, Pharmacy Dept, University Hospital Centre, Switzerland