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Wearable patch can painlessly deliver drugs through the skin

Medical Xpress

The skin is an appealing route for drug delivery because it allows drugs to go directly to the site where they're needed, which could be useful for wound healing, pain relief, or other medical and cosmetic applications.

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Aptar makes digital health play, agreeing deal to buy Voluntis

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Drug delivery specialist Aptar Group has agreed a deal to take a near two-thirds share in Voluntis, a French developer of digital therapeutics (DTx), with a view to taking full control of the company later this year. per share in the initial deal, which will give it a 64.6% stake in the company. stake in the company.

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Liposome: A Novel Drug Delivery System

Roots Analysis

Furthermore, a wide variety of drugs and macromolecules, including DNA , proteins, and imaging agents, can be encapsulated in liposomal vesicles due to their unique ability to entrap both lipophilic and hydrophilic substances. The various therapeutic applications of liposomes in drug delivery have been highlighted in the figure.

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Nanoparticles: Emerging Stars for Pharmaceutical Industry

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Over the last decade, one of the major challenges faced by pharmaceutical players across the globe is low drug solubility. As a matter of fact, recently many drug developers have initiated formulating novel therapeutic interventions that utilize nanoparticles as a major component ( nanomedicines ). Our Social Media Platform.

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Onychomycosis Therapy Market Set to Balloon Up as Emerging Novel Therapies Continue to Adorn the Space

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The condition is not life-threatening, however, is often wrongly presumed as purely a cosmetic problem leading to ignorance and delay in the treatment. Three major Topical treatments are currently on the market with two of them being approved as late as 2014 by the US FDA. Penlac (Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.),

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Crescita Announces Licensing Agreement for Pliaglis; in China

The Pharma Data

Ltd (“Juyou”), a biotechnology company that develops and sells medical and cosmetic skincare products, for the commercialization and development of Pliaglis ® in mainland China (the “License Agreement”). million and US$1.8 million. . Juyou Bio-Technology Co.,