An increasing understanding of the physiology of pain coupled with patient-friendly dosage forms and delivery techniques is providing caregivers and prescribers with improved tools for helping patient manage their own pain. New and emerging pain delivery products that allow patients to play an active role in the timing and dosing of their pain medication .... more

.....is available in sustained release dosage forms from a number of drug suppliers. Fentanyl has demonstrated effectiveness against breakthrough pain and has become a commonly prescribed pain medication for most forms of cancer. Controlled release formulations that include transdermal patches and transmucosal tablets .....more

The prevalence and incidence of cardiovascular conditions in developed economies continue to increase, creating challenges and opportunities for cardiovascular drug developers. While the vast majority of drugs for treating cardiovascular conditions are oral immediate release products, issues related to .....more

As a group, autoimmune diseases represent one of the most intractable families of conditions facing medical science. The complexities and genetic underpinnings of the human immune response result in a set of disease targets that are at once physiologically ubiquitous and highly individualized. Until recently, autoimmune disease patients were .....more

The availability of approved drugs for neurological disorders with extended release profiles creates the potential to improve patient compliance by extending the time between dosing intervals. Drugs that have been formulated as extended release versions include a number of well-known APIs that have traditionally been marketed as immediate release .....more

Advances in coating technology have given rise to a new generation of coating formulations that can reliably deliver therapeutic substances from the surface of an implanted medical device. In currently approved products, these devices provide a primary function, with the drug contributing therapeutic benefit that improves .... more

Much of the interest in needle-free injectors is focused on chronic diseases and refractory conditions – aliments that require frequent drug administration for a protracted period of .... more