Advanced Drug Delivery

Education facts

Code: 3FG011

The course gives a deep understanding of the molecular properties of drugs and how they affect the choice of drug delivery system and administration route. Furthermore, it describes how pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic models are used to predict the bioavailability and effect of drugs for different administration routes. We relate barrier properties (physiological, biochemical, chemical), transport proteins and enzymes to their importance for drug delivery via different administration routes. This includes cell culture models to study mechanisms of drug transport across biological barriers. We study intracellular drug delivery and subcellular drug distribution and how to choose appropriate drug delivery systems so that drugs can cross these barriers. The course will furthermore cover formulation principles for different administration routes; pulmonary, parenteral, oral, dermal and vaginal. This includes colloidal and semi-solid systems (e.g. liposomes, gels), solid mesoporous carriers, nanocarriers and prodrug strategies as well as advanced characterisation methods for drug delivery systems in silico and in vitro. Finally, we will discuss regulatory aspects when choosing a drug delivery system and dosage form.

Entry requirements

150 credits, including 120 credits from courses in biomedicine, pharmaceutical sciences, drug development, natural sciences and/or engineering. Previous studies must include (1) pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics 15 credits or (2) Molecular Biopharmaceutics 7.5 credits. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Advanced Drug Delivery

  Uppsala University

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 30 September 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %