ABSTRACT
Nanopharmaceuticals represent an emerging field and one of the utmost applications of nanotechnology using nanoparticles (NPs). The trouble of delivering the proper dose of therapeutic agents to specific disease site especially brain is a long-standing issue. Nanopharmaceuticals have tremendous potential intending to this failure of the traditional therapeutics. They offer site-specific targeting of active agents as well as reduce adverse/ side effects, subsequently superior patient compliance. Drug delivery to the brain is a promised research theme in the domain of nanomedicine. Furthermore, nanopharmaceuticals abate the cost of drug discovery, design, and development and boost the drug delivery process. Therefore, this chapter deals with the profile of NPs and uses of NPs as nanopharmaceuticals as well as future opportunities and challenges of nanomedicine.
