Part 1. Introduction to long-acting and implantable drug delivery systems 1. Overview of the clinical current needs, potential applications and physiological consideration for long-acting and implantable delivery systems   Part 2. Classification, material types, and design principles of long-acting drug delivery systems 2. Classification, material types and design approaches of long-acting and implantable drug delivery systems

Part 3. Applications of long-acting drug delivery systems 3. Long-acting drug delivery systems for ocular therapies 4. Applications of long-lasting and implantable drug delivery systems for cardiovascular disease treatment 5. Implantable and long-lasting drug delivery systems for cancer treatment 6. Sexual and reproductive health long lasting drug delivery systems applications 7. Implantable devices for pain control 8. Implantable and long-lasting drug delivery systems for infectious, inflammatory, endocrine and neurodegenerative diseases 9. Long lasting drug delivery systems based on microneedles   Part 4. Safety issues and measures for long-acting drug delivery systems 10. Safety and biocompatibility consideration of long-acting and implantable drug delivery systems 11. Testing methodologies to evaluate safety of long-acting and implantable drug delivery systems   Part 5. Industrial and regulatory aspects of long-acting drug delivery systems 12. Scale-up manufacturing of long-acting drug delivery systems. Products in the market and under clinical development 13. Regulatory aspects of long-acting and implantable drug delivery systems. Challenges for clinical translation

Long-Acting Drug Delivery Systems: Pharmaceutical, Clinical, and Regulatory Aspects