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Genentech’s New Ocular Implant Drug Delivery System for Macular Degeneration Could Be a Game Changer

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Genentech’s ocular implant drug delivery system for treatment of macular degeneration has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Susvimo delivers ranibizumab via a port delivery system into a surgically placed implant in the eye, allowing for continuous delivery of the drug.

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Considerations for Neuroscience Trials with Intrathecal Delivery and Other Methods of Direct CNS Administration

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According to an analysis of the 2013 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, one in six US adults reported taking a psychiatric drug at least once in 2013. Global sales of over-the-counter and prescription products related to central nervous system (CNS) disease added up to $86 billion in 2019.

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Covid-19 vaccine success bolsters nanoparticle drug delivery research

Pharmaceutical Technology

Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer /BioNTech, which use lipid nanoparticles, became the only two FDA-approved vaccines for almost all ages. However, after a period of slow movement in the field, the FDA approved the first nanodrug, Doxil, for Kaposi sarcoma in 1995.