Rapid Dose Therapeutics announced today that it closed on the first tranche of a previously announced private placement financing. Burlington, Ontario-based Rapid Dose develops drug delivery products, including the flagship QuickStrip thin, orally dissolvable film that was designed to be infused with a number of active ingredients, including nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals and vaccines, that are delivered […]
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Aptar acquires Orbital dry powder inhaler license
Aptar Pharma announced today that it acquired the worldwide writes to Pharmaxis’ proprietary Orbital inhaler. Pharmaxis designed its Orbital technology to deliver high-payload dry powder to the lungs, helping to meet the need to deliver high doses of drugs such as antibiotics. According to a news release, the Orbital inhaler allows payloads of up to […]
Study backs Corium’s transdermal Alzheimer’s dementia treatment
Corium (NSDQ:CORI) announced that studies support its once-weekly Adlarity transdermal treatment for Alzheimer’s dementia. Adlarity (donepezil transdermal system) demonstrated the ability to maintain equivalent daily exposure of donepezil when compared to oral formulations of donepezil, along with a favorable overall gastrointestinal (GI) side effect profile. The treatment uses Corium’s proprietary Corplex technology, delivering continuous, controlled, […]
Here’s what some drug delivery devices look like on a CT scan
If you’ve ever wondered what the inside of some impressive drug delivery technology innovations looks like, look no further. ScanOfTheMonth.com publishes monthly collections of CT scans of exciting products and the month of July has some intriguing scans of drug delivery devices, including inhalers, pens and more. The scans cover life-saving technologies that span the […]
BD buys MedKeeper and its connected pharmacy software for IV workflow
BD (NYSE:BD) announced today that it acquired cloud-based pharmacy management application developer MedKeeper. Franklin Lakes, N.J.-based BD said in a news release that MedKeeper strategically complements its existing presence in the pharmacy, with solutions for compounding, logistics workflow, controlled substance management and inventory optimization. MedKeeper’s platform will be made part of BD’s existing portfolio of […]
West Pharmaceutical stock ticks up on Street-beating Q2 despite lowered guidance
West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) shares rose before hours on second-quarter results that came in ahead of the consensus forecast. The Exton, Pennsylvania–based company posted profits of $188.5 million, or $2.48 per share, on sales of $771.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, for a 0.6% bottom-line gain on sales growth of 6.6%. […]
Fresenius Kabi launches Simplist Glycopyrrolate injection in U.S.
Fresenius Kabi announced today that its Glycopyrrolate injection in Simplist prefilled syringes has been made available in the U.S. The Fresenius Kabi Simplist Glycopyrrolate injection, USP, represents the most recent manufacturer-prepared product available in the company’s proprietary, ready-to-administer portfolio of Simplist prefilled syringes, which the company designed to reduce the amount of time nurses spend […]
MIT researchers think microparticles could deliver ‘self-boosting’ vaccines
MIT researchers are touting microparticles that can deliver payloads at different points, potentially creating “self-boosting” vaccines. A new study, highlighted on the institute’s news website, demonstrates a way in which researchers could design vaccines that would need to be given just once before they “self-boost,” or essentially re-deliver the therapeutic, at a specified point in […]
6 drug delivery innovations you need to know
From wearable insulin delivery devices to drug-eluting implants and everything in between, drug delivery innovation never stops. Vaccines, life-saving therapeutics, vision-correcting drugs and more are being developed and marketed for delivery with all kinds of technologies. More than a year ago, we compiled a list of eight drug delivery innovations you need to know. With […]
Lyra Therapeutics appoints new chief medical officer
Lyra Therapeutics (Nasdaq:LYRA) announced today that it appointed Dr. Richard Nieman as its new chief medical officer (CMO). Nieman’s appointment as CMO of Lyra, which develops the XTreo — a platform for enabling precise, sustained and local delivery of medications to the ear, nose and throat (ENT) passages and other diseased tissues — will be […]
