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Drug delivery is a term that refers to the delivery of a pharmaceutical compound into the body. Most common methods of delivery include the preferred non-invasive oral (through the mouth), nasal, pneumonial (inhalation), and rectal routes. Much research is now focussing on nanotechnology as a drug delivery method.

FDA approves Discovery Lab’s updated product specifications for SURFAXIN lucinactant

Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSCO), a specialty biotechnology company dedicated to advancing a new standard in respiratory critical care, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to the Company's updated product specifications for SURFAXIN® (lucinactant) Intratracheal Suspension which was approved for the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature infants at high risk for RDS.

5 Oct 2013

Researchers discover way to use stem cells as drug delivery vehicles

A group of Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers and collaborators at MIT and MGH have found a way to use stem cells as drug delivery vehicles.

5 Oct 2013

New agreement to expand scope of research project to evaluate MCT-485 for primary liver cancer

MultiCell Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the signing of a new sponsored research agreement with Anand Ghanekar, M.D., Ph.D, of the University Health Network's Toronto General Hospital expanding the scope of the research project to evaluate MCT-485 in animal models for the treatment of primary liver cancer.

2 Oct 2013

Hypertension Drug May Aid Cancer Treatment

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2 Oct 2013

New intravaginal ring delivers drug effectively, guards against HIV for 1 month

It's often said that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has a woman's face. The proportion of women infected with HIV has been on the rise for a decade; in sub-Saharan Africa, women constitute 60 percent of people living with disease. While preventative drugs exist, they have often proven ineffective, especially in light of financial and cultural barriers in developing nations.

28 Sep 2013

BD, WHO commit to develop and launch Odon Device for assisted delivery of newborns

BD, a leading global medical technology company, and the World Health Organization, together with Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development partners, today announced a commitment to develop and launch the Odon Device, an innovative new obstetrical instrument for assisting the delivery of newborns during circumstances of troublesome labor.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 27 Sep 2013

Alliqua enters into distribution agreement with Carolon Health Care Products

Alliqua Inc., a biomedical company offering a suite of drug delivery technologies and wound healing solutions, has entered into an agreement with Carolon Health Care Products through which it will gain both new sales distribution pathways and established customers.

26 Sep 2013

Engineered nanomaterials inhalation negatively impacts gestational development in animal models

After a decade of rapidly growing industrial use, unimaginably tiny particles surround us everywhere, every day, in everything we do. Used in the manufacturing of cosmetics, clothing, paints, food, drug delivery systems and many other familiar products we all use daily, little is known about the effects these materials have on health.

25 Sep 2013

Nanodiamonds could be used to promote bone growth and durability of dental implants

UCLA researchers have discovered that diamonds on a much, much smaller scale than those used in jewelry could be used to promote bone growth and the durability of dental implants.

19 Sep 2013

Researchers develop new variety of corked microbottle for drugs

Sustained-release formulations that release drugs over longer periods of time are not the final step in the evolution of “intelligent” drug delivery systems. Modern pharmaceuticals are being designed to be released only in a specific, diseased organ; on cues from our circadian rhythm; or under specific physiological conditions.

17 Sep 2013

Nanodiamonds deliver chemotherapy directly into brain tumors

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an innovative drug-delivery system in which tiny particles called nanodiamonds are used to carry chemotherapy drugs directly into brain tumors.

13 Sep 2013

Scientists use nanodiamonds to boost delivery of drug to leukemic cells

By binding multiple molecules of a common leukemia drug with nanodiamonds, scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) managed to boost the delivery of the drug to leukemic cells and retain the drug within the cells to combat the cancer.

11 Sep 2013

Drug can be delivered safely to people with COPD in both "mist" and "dry powder" inhalers, say experts

An international study led by a Johns Hopkins pulmonary expert finds that the drug tiotropium (marketed as the Spiriva brand), can be delivered safely and effectively to people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in both "mist" and traditional "dry powder" inhalers.

10 Sep 2013

New drug delivery system using NDs allows for direct application of chemotherapy to brain tumors

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new drug delivery system using nanodiamonds (NDs) that allows for direct application of chemotherapy to brain tumors with fewer harmful side effects and better cancer-killing efficiency than existing treatments.

10 Sep 2013

Researchers start Phase I clinical trial of implantable vaccine for treatment of melanoma

A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and clinicians announced today that they have begun a Phase I clinical trial of an implantable vaccine to treat melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer.

7 Sep 2013

New flexible microneedle patch allows drugs to deliver directly through skin

An assistant professor with the Virginia Tech - Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering has developed a flexible microneedle patch that allows drugs to be delivered directly and fully through the skin. The new patch can quicken drug delivery time while cutting waste, and can likely minimize side-effects in some cases, notable in vaccinations and cancer therapy.

7 Sep 2013

Endo, BDSI complete interim analyses of Phase III trials for BEMA Buprenorphine

Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Endo Health Solutions Inc., and BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. announced today that the companies have completed interim analyses of both the opioid naive and opioid experienced Phase III trials for BEMA Buprenorphine.

4 Sep 2013

Microencapsulated brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide tightly controlled therapy

Consistently uniform, easily manufactured microcapsules containing a brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide more tightly controlled therapy, according to Penn State researchers.

4 Sep 2013

Debiopharm starts Debio 1347 phase I study in patients with advanced solid tumors

Debiopharm Group, the Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the development of prescription drugs that target unmet medical needs including oncology, today announced the start of a phase I, open label multicenter study of a selective FGFR 1, 2, 3 inhibitor, Debio 1347 (CH5183284) in patients with advanced solid tumors.

2 Sep 2013

Nanostructures made of DNA strands can encapsulate, release small-molecule drugs

Nanoscale "cages" made from strands of DNA can encapsulate small-molecule drugs and release them in response to a specific stimulus, McGill University researchers report in a new study.

2 Sep 2013

Drug Delivery News and Research

Further Reading

FDA approves Discovery Lab’s updated product specifications for SURFAXIN lucinactant

Researchers discover way to use stem cells as drug delivery vehicles

New agreement to expand scope of research project to evaluate MCT-485 for primary liver cancer

Hypertension Drug May Aid Cancer Treatment

New intravaginal ring delivers drug effectively, guards against HIV for 1 month

BD, WHO commit to develop and launch Odon Device for assisted delivery of newborns

Alliqua enters into distribution agreement with Carolon Health Care Products

Engineered nanomaterials inhalation negatively impacts gestational development in animal models

Nanodiamonds could be used to promote bone growth and durability of dental implants

Researchers develop new variety of corked microbottle for drugs

Nanodiamonds deliver chemotherapy directly into brain tumors

Scientists use nanodiamonds to boost delivery of drug to leukemic cells

Drug can be delivered safely to people with COPD in both "mist" and "dry powder" inhalers, say experts

New drug delivery system using NDs allows for direct application of chemotherapy to brain tumors

Researchers start Phase I clinical trial of implantable vaccine for treatment of melanoma

New flexible microneedle patch allows drugs to deliver directly through skin

Endo, BDSI complete interim analyses of Phase III trials for BEMA Buprenorphine

Microencapsulated brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide tightly controlled therapy

Debiopharm starts Debio 1347 phase I study in patients with advanced solid tumors

Nanostructures made of DNA strands can encapsulate, release small-molecule drugs

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