Schizophrenia: Stages, Approaches in Treatment and Future Prospects Ammar Hussein O.1, Ghorab Mahmoud M.2, Ghoneim Amira M.1,*, Saleh Marwa S.1 1Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Industries, Future University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt 2Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt *Corresponding Author E-mail: amiraghoneim@gmail.com
Online published on 24 December, 2019. Abstract This review gives a summary of the stages of schizophrenia, first and second-generation antipsychotics development and the techniques used in their formulations. These methods aim to improve the dissolution of these drugs and hence bioavailability, or to be formulated in controlled release forms, or to improve the brain targeting efficiency. Top Keywords Schizophrenia, bioavailability. Top |