Advanced Drug Delivery

• “Oral ingestion is the most common method of drug administration. It is also the safest, most convenient and most economical.”

• Sales of drugs with oral delivery 1999 to 2005*:

  • Estimated AGR –14 %
  • Growing from $7.9 Billion to $17.6 Billion

*Source: IMS America and UBS Warburg LLC estimates: “Drug Delivery Market Poised for Growth”:

Chemical Manufacturing Newsletter 12/00

Oral: Top of the Delivery Pyramid

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