Aston University, PhD, Medicines

The key research areas are encompassed within 2 areas as follows: Drug delivery group: development and evaluation of novel dosage forms and delivery systems for drugs and vaccines; design and optimisation of formulations to support the effective delivery of drugs via a variety of routes including pulmonary, nasal, trasdermal, parenteral, oral, buccul and ocular sites; consideration and enhancement of pharmaceutical formulations with regard to their biopharmaceutical, pharmacokinetic, and physicochemical characteristics; pharmaceutical education and development; evidence based practice research themes currently include: prescribing; professional education and development; antibiotic age; optimisations of therapy in paediatrics and palliatiative care; public health issues related to medicines usage.