美国《科学文摘》1982年1月报道:药物无论是片剂、胶囊还是溶液,通常是通过注射或口服方法给予。但是在今后的十年中,越来越多的人将通过“特殊的方法”获得药物,例如把药物贴在皮肤上或植入后缓慢溶解。据加州ALZA公司研究用药方法的带头人生理学家肖(Jane Shaw)说,已经有几种新的用药方法可以使用。青光眼患者现在可利用放置在眼睑下的透明圆形药盘治疗眼内高压。圆形药盘释放准确剂量的毛果芸香硷至眼中,持续7天。这种恒定剂量的药物能减少滴眼法用药后引起的暂时性视力模糊。市场上出售的一种新型子宫内避孕器能释放准确剂量的黄体酮 The United States, “Science Digest” January 1982 report: Whether the drug is a tablet, capsule or solution, usually by injection or oral administration. But over the next decade, more and more people will get their medicines through “special methods,” such as sticking drugs to the skin or dissolving slowly after implantation. According to Jane Shaw, a lead physicist who studies the drug regimen at ALZA in California, there are several new ways to use medications. Glaucoma patients can now treat intraocular hypertension with a transparent circular drug tray placed under the eyelid. Round pan to release the exact amount of pilocarpine into the eye for 7 days. This constant dose of drug can reduce the temporary blurred vision caused by eye drops medication. A new type of IUD sold on the market releases the exact dose of progesterone