The 145th Annual Meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (Fukuoka)

Organizer: Kohei Yamada (Sch. of Pharm. Sci., Univ. of Shizuoka), Takaaki Ito (Pharm.,Gifu Univ.)

Inhalants have been attracting attention as dosage forms that can be delivered directly to the target site for the treatment of respiratory diseases, and, in recent years, there has been a growing interest worldwide as dosage forms oriented to the systemic effects of biopharmaceuticals and functional ingredients. In order to promote the development and use of inhalants, breakthroughs in particulate design technology and evaluation system are indispensable. In this joint symposium with the Focus Group on Inhalation and Nasal Delivery System of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Japan (APSTJ), we have four speakers who are young academic and clinical researchers on pharmaceutical sciences, and they give an informative presentation on the development of novel inhalants in various modalities from small molecule drugs to biopharmaceuticals. We hope that this symposium provides an opportunity to share the current status and challenges of inhalant development and hold discussions for further development with experts in various fields.