PATCHES invented in Australia
appear set to substitute for
needles and syringes in vaccination
programs following successful
trials on rats, and opening the way
for clinical trials in humans amid
a global campaign in developing
countries to eradicate polio.
The Nanopatch, invented
by University of Queensland
biomedical engineer Mark Kendall,
is a centimetre-square silicon wafer
with thousands of microscopic
projections with tips dry-coated in
vaccine, which leaches out into the
epidermis.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 29 Feb 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 29 Feb 16
RESPONDING to the findings from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, a recent government initiative aims to improve medication management in residential aged care facilities by introducing on-site pharmacists.
RESEARCHERS at Charles Darwin University (CDU) are advancing a novel drug delivery system that could potentially eliminate the need for injections to treat various chronic diseases.
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