Cutaneous drug delivery: an update.

J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc

Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Published: December 2013

Cutaneous delivery of therapeutics represents a proven and attractive option for treating a variety of dermatologic conditions with minimal systemic side effects. Although there have been many innovations in drug delivery systems, the number of effective cutaneous drugs remains small, primarily because of the stratum corneum permeability barrier. Overcoming this barrier safely and reversibly to deliver large hydrophilic drugs cutaneously is one of the major challenges in the field of dermatologic therapy.

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