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Drug Delivery
Research from J.C. Stachowiak and colleagues provide new insights into drug delivery
July 1st, 2009
"Many modern pharmaceutical therapies such as vaccines and macromolecular drugs benefit from transdermal delivery. Conventional transdermal drug delivery via hypodermic needles causes pain, noncompliance, and potential contamination," scientists writing in the Journal of Controlled Release report. "Alternative transdermal strategies that deliver drugs in a quick, reliable, painless, and inexpensive way are needed. jet injectors, which deliver drugs through the skin using a high-speed stream of liquid propelled by compressed springs or gasses, provide a needle-free method of trandermal drug delivery. However, poor reliability as well as painful bruising and...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-07-01)
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