INHALATION DRUG DELIVERY ARTICLES
4 Opportunities For Advancing Drug Delivery
In this article, Fran DeGrazio identifies four prime opportunities for drug delivery developers to move the dial of innovation into 2026 and beyond. These avenues for advancement include diagnostics, patient tolerability, microdosing, and analytical methodologies.
INHALATION DRUG DELIVERY VIDEOS
In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live online event, Next-Gen Drug Delivery: Rethinking Routes For New Therapies, Carolyn Dorgan, director of technical services at device design consultancy Suttons Creek, lays out the phases and key activities in the development of a combination product or combination therapy. She underscores the importance of integrated development when merging medicinal product development with delivery device development.
Both a URRA (Use-Related Risk Analysis) and IFU (Instructions for Use) can help to mitigate the risk of user misuse of a combination product. In this segment of the Drug Delivery Leader Live event Human Factors Risk Analysis: Leveraging URRA And UFMEA Tools, Shannon Hoste, chief scientific officer at Pathway for Patient Health, offers rationale for starting and conducting the URRA ahead of developing or finalizing IFU.
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.
From his roles and experiences in the combination products and combined use systems arena, John “Barr” Weiner offers perspectives on how to approach pre- and post-market activities with regulatory requirements and guidance in mind. Cross-functional coordination, integrated development, and primary mode of action (PMOA) designations are among the considerations Barr reminds organizations to implement thoughtfully as they work to advance combination products within a regulatory landscape.
INHALATION DRUG DELIVERY RESOURCES
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![Kindeva]( "Promising Early Results For New High-Performance DPI")
This report discusses the benefits of the αeolus technology, a passive, high-performance, high-consistency dry powder inhaler platform concept, and the preliminary performance data from early-stage development.
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![iStock-146792998-capsule-powder-pill]( "Precision Powder-In-Capsule Micro-Dosing Accelerates Drug Development")
Precision powder microdosing makes it possible to quickly get formulations to the clinic, saving time, money, and use of limited APIs.
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![GettyImages-1148337130 product pathway]( "Using 505(B)(2) To Streamline Approval Of Combination Products")
In recent years, the quantity of approvals for products and 505(b)(2) applications has risen, causing developers to map out their regulatory strategy as early as possible.
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![GettyImages-1426603202-scientist-research-lab]( "Application Of A Novel Temperature Shift Process For Particle Engineering")
Spray drying of amorphous dispersions improves solubility and bioavailability, enabling supersaturation in the intestine and driving higher absorption rates when compared to crystalline drug forms.
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![GettyImages-1213498599-lab-research-microscope]( "Complex Molecules, Complex Problems")
The support of an experienced CDMO is critical to overcoming complexity when working with highly potent APIs and when solving solubility challenges.
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![GettyImages-1182324431-Powder_Inhaler]( "Spray Drying To Enable New Inhaled Drug Products")
The formulation and spray drying process can help manufacture a stable, highly respirable powder and deliver products that require a high drug load, a biologic, or rapid onset therapeutic.
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![GettyImages-1346675635-lab-tablet-research-team]( "Simultaneous Spray Drying For Innovative Dry Powder Inhaler Combination Formulations")
Dr. Kimberly Shepard, a principal R&D engineer at Lonza, offered insights on recent innovations pioneered in spray drying. Shepard also discussed spray drying technologies capable of combining small-molecule APIs with biotherapeutic molecules.
INHALATION DRUG DELIVERY SOLUTIONS
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![Nasal spray, allerfies, common cold-GettyImages-2147519597]( "Nasal Drug Delivery")
How integrated analytics, formulation, and manufacturing enable fast‑acting, noninvasive nasal therapies while helping teams align delivery needs, regulations, and performance goals.
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![GettyImages-1268574717-food-inspect-ship-package]( "A/L/P Assembly, Label And Packaging")
Integrated device assembly, labeling, and packaging solutions streamline pharma delivery, ensuring compliance, scalability, and patient-centric design from clinical trials to commercial production.
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![Biological drug products]( "Blow/Fill/Seal Packaging Systems")
Weiler Engineering’s ASEP-TECH® Blow/Fill/Seal machines are ideal for processing temperature sensitive products such as biological and protein-based materials – providing a level of enhanced sterility assurance.
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![ulab thumb]( "Battelle uLAB")
This comprehensive suite of services encompasses the entire spectrum of user research, starting from the conceptualization of study designs to meticulous data analysis and comprehensive reporting.
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![analytical-timelines-GettyImages-2247278213]( "A Comprehensive Approach That's Exceptional By Design")
An overview of analytical capabilities to boost product quality, meet regulatory expectations, and drive development through phase‑appropriate methods and specialized testing for complex drug programs.
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![iStock-474771466-inhaler-inhale]( "Inhaled Product Development")
Our integrated capabilities and vast knowledge encompasses pre-formulation sciences, formulation development, device evaluation, clinical trial manufacturing and the clinical assessment of a variety of inhaled formats for nasal and pulmonary delivery.
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![OFM]( "Pharmaceutical Filling System For Non-Injectable Products: Ophthalmic, Nasal Sprays, Syrups: OFM")
OFM automatic filling and closing machines are designed for pharmaceutical formulations, such as syrups, ophthalmic products, and nasal sprays either in glass or plastic containers.
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![Working on testing machine]( "Organ On A Chip: Advancing New Approach Methodologies")
Explore new approach methodologies, integrating in vitro and computational models to improve toxicology testing, and drug development, enhancing accuracy, efficiency, and human relevance.
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![Getty Images-823447656-vector-viral-lab-AAV-cell-development]( "Global Experts In Nanotechnology And Drug Particle Engineering")
Discover the nanoparticle engineering, formulation and GMP manufacturing services that can drive forward your market success and unlock the power of “small."
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![GettyImages-884796056-solubility-test-pill]( "Pharmaceutical Development")
Developing an optimized formulation tailored to your API nanoparticles is critical to unlocking their full potential.
