Inhalation Drug Delivery Articles
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7 Management Strategies For Combination Product Regulatory Success
9/2/2025
In this article, Fran DeGrazio lays out best practices for biopharma executive leadership and non-technical managers to sustain regulatory momentum for their combination product development and commercialization. Fran points to cross-functional collaboration, quality management systems, regulatory documentation, and post-market surveillance as keys to drug delivery product success.
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Improving Drug-Device Combination Product Co-Development
8/8/2025
Early recognition and mitigation of drug and device integration difficulties are critical to the success of combination products. The collaborative effort in development cannot be overstated.
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Delivering Therapies To The Olfactory Region
8/7/2025
Olfactory loss presents a unique set of challenges. Cyrano is developing a spray technology with a soft mist, specific droplet size, and low velocity to reach the upper nasal cavity.
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Understanding Annex 1 For Sterile Medicinal Products
8/4/2025
In this article, Fran DeGrazio outlines concepts from the EU Annex 1 guidance for sterile medicinal products. She highlights key considerations for the manufacturing of sterile products and offers recommendations for contamination control, facilities upgrades, quality risk management, testing, inspections, and personnel training.
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New Regulatory Considerations For Animal Testing And The Consequences For Drug Product Formulation Development
7/3/2025
The U.S. is experiencing a shift in the regulatory environment for animal testing, driven by the evolving use of AI. This impacts the formulation development approach for new drugs in the non-clinical phase.
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Drug Delivery Innovation: If You Build It, Will Anyone Care?
7/1/2025
In this article, Fran DeGrazio explains why innovation in drug delivery technologies may not need to be revolutionary, but will no doubt need patient adoption, payor support, and regulatory follow-on to become sticky in the marketplace.
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3 Lesser Known Keys To Effective Biopharma Supplier Engagement
6/4/2025
In this article, Fran DeGrazio lays out ways for biopharma companies developing and commercializing combination products and other drug delivery devices to ensure that their product requirements and related documentation needs are well met by suppliers of materials, devices, components, and services.
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Connected Drug Delivery Devices: Emerging Market Trends
5/29/2025
Connected drug delivery devices integrate digital connectivity — often via Bluetooth — with traditional drug administration tools. New market research shares emerging growth and trends.
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Tips From A Biomedical Engineer For Medical Device Innovation And Compliance
5/20/2025
Every new medical device feature must live within a quality management system that tracks design control, risk management, and post-market performance. Waiting until design freeze to loop in your quality and regulatory experts invites costly rework and setbacks.
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Design Controls For Drug Delivery Devices, Part 2: A Practical Perspective
5/1/2025
In this article, Fran DeGrazio provides recommendations for implementing Design Controls in the development of combination products and other drug delivery devices. In outlining tips for drug-device product developers, Fran focuses on key considerations including risk management, chemical and functional compatibility, and regulatory compliance.