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Drug properties relevant to
Controlled Release Formulation

The design of controlled release delivery systems is subject to
several interacting variables:
1. The route of drug delivery
2. The type of delivery system
3. The disease condition, the patient, the length of therapy.
4. The properties of the drug which have the greatest effect on

the behaviour of the drug in the delivery system and in the
body