Oral Drug Sprays for transmucosal, buccal, sublingual delivery

In their search for alternative delivery methods that will enhance compliance and improve safety, drug developers and researchers are discovering that the permeability of mucous membranes provides a convenient route for the systemic delivery of new and existing therapeutic drugs. Transmucosal delivery, either buccal or sublingual, via oral drug sprays offers the potential for once daily dosing of oral drugs and avoids the effects of first pass metabolism. On the provider side, the development of alternative methods of drug administration has improved the ability of physicians to manage specific problems. Practitioners now recognize the rapid onset, relative reliability, and the general lack of patient discomfort when drugs are administered by the transmucosal route. We expect this market to experience healthy growth through 2013 as the benefits of drug spray technology become established.

Publication Date: January 2010

Table of Contents

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Executive Summary

Oral Drug Delivery Market Dynamics

Impact of Alternative Methods & Improved Designs

Pipeline Drugs Represent Significant Opportunities

Market Drivers

Shifting Patient Demographics

The Growth of Self-administration

Drug Discovery Trends

Managed Care Initiatives

Factors Limiting Growth

Competitive Landscape

Oral Drug Spray Technology Factors

Dosing

Drug Transport

Drug Concentration

Spray Characteristics

Market Assessment of Commercially Important Oral Spray Markets

Cardiology

Angina

Diabetes

Insulin

Infectious Disease

Malaria

Neurology

Anti-Emetic

Insomnia

Migraine

Parkinson’s Disease

Spasticity

Oncology

Oral Mucositis

Pain Management

Diclofenac

Fentanyl

Cannabinoid

Sexual Health

Vaccines

Oral Spray Drug Delivery - Business Factors & Strategies

Regulations and Clinical Development

Product Development Issues

The Role of Spray Technology T&M Consultants

Company Profiles

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