Inhaled Pharmaceutical Product Development Perspectives

Anthony J. Hickey, PhD, DSc, currently serves as a distinguished fellow and senior research pharmacologist at RTI International. He has more than 30 years of academic and research experience in the areas of pulmonary biology, aerosol physics, powder dynamics, pharmacokinetics and drug disposition, formulation design, and device development. His research has focused on improving understanding of the physiology, pharmacology, and immunology of the lungs. Throughout his career, Dr. Hickey has worked on intranasal and inhaled vaccine development and drug delivery for diseases affecting the respiratory tract, including asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, tuberculosis, and cystic fibrosis. He has also studied the performance of powders and particles in drug and vaccine delivery systems. He received his PhD and DSc degrees in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Aston in Birmingham, a master’s degree in toxicology from the University of Birmingham, and a bachelor’s degree in biology from Portsmouth Polytechnic.

• 1. Introduction–Historical Perspective2. Dosage Forms3. Quality and Performance Tests4. Preclinical and Clinical Considerations5. Regulatory Strategy6. General Conclusion