1. Concepts and system design for the rate-controlled drug delivery -- 2. Fundamentals of rate-controlled drug delivery -- 3. Oral drug delivery and delivery systems -- 4. Mucosal drug delivery : potential routes for noninvasive systemic administration -- 5. Nasal drug delivery and delivery systems -- 6. Ocular drug delivery and delivery systems -- 7. Transdermal drug delivery and delivery systems -- 8. Parenteral drug delivery and delivery systems -- 9. Vaginal drug delivery and delivery systems -- 10. Intrauterine drug delivery and delivery systems -- 11. Systemic delivery of peptide-based pharmaceuticals -- 12. Regulatory considerations in controlled drug delivery.