INHALATION DRUG DELIVERY ARTICLES

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In this article, Chief Editor Tom von Gunden discusses the alignment of drug delivery method with patient preference and need. He reflects on recent conversations in which he heard from experts in drug and delivery product development, as well as patients themselves, about patient-centric considerations such as safety, efficacy, usability, and convenience. The primary use case is the transition from clinically administered IV to subcutaneous injection, including self-administration.

INHALATION DRUG DELIVERY VIDEOS

Among the characteristics of a device design feature that helps identify it as an Essential Drug Delivery Output (EDDO) is “device dependent.” In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live event The FDA Guidance on EDDO: What to Know, What to Do, consultant Susan Neadle of Combination Products Consulting Services, LLC explains the differences between the concepts of device-dependent versus device-independent and illustrates why only the former is applicable to an EDDO.

In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live online event, Innovations In Drug Delivery: Opportunities For Enhancing Familiar, Mature Approaches, James Wabby, head of global regulatory affairs for emerging device technologies and combination products at AbbVie, uses the example of a connected pen cap to discuss technology, patient, and market considerations at the intersection of drugs, devices, and data.

Stephen Stein, scientific director of inhalation products at Kindeva, joins Supplier Horizons host Tom von Gunden in a discussion of opportunities and challenges for inhalation product development. The topics discussed include ensuring bioequivalence in generics, reducing environmental impact from propellants, and advancing inhalation-based delivery of vaccines and combination therapies.

In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live online event, Innovations In Drug Delivery: Opportunities For Enhancing Familiar, Mature Approaches, Carolyn Dorgan, director of technical services at device design consultancy Suttons Creek, traces the evolution of delivery technologies for the opioid overdose drug Naloxone to illustrate enablers of emergency use not requiring trained professionals to administer.

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