Depot for prostate cancer wins German OK
24-Mar-2004 - Debiopharm of Switzerland has won approval for a three-month depot formulation of Pamorelin (triptorelin pamoate),...
Tiny liposomes for better drug delivery
23-Mar-2004 - Researchers in the US have developed a way of self-assembling liposomes - lipid particles used...
Chewable relief for hayfever in children
19-Mar-2004 - Belgium's UCB has been granted approval in the US for the first chewable formulation of...
New formulation hikes steroid efficacy in arthritis
18-Mar-2004 - Researchers in the Netherlands say that a steroid drug formulated in a lipid droplet and...
Inhaler pact answers FDA mandate
17-Mar-2004 - Regulatory demands in the US aimed at improving the devices used to deliver inhaled drugs...
BioProgress buy allows expansion in US
08-Mar-2004 - BioProgress of the UK, which makes cellulose based films for coating tablets and capsules, is...
Inhaled insulin closer to market?
04-Mar-2004 - A new inhaled formulation of insulin that could do away with the need for diabetics...
Formulation boosts antibiotic efficacy
03-Mar-2004 - A partnership between two US companies is aiming to exploit the discovery that short pulses...
Skyepharma licenses yeast encapsulation tech
02-Mar-2004 - Microencapsulation specialist Micap has made its first foray into the pharmaceutical sector after clinching a...
Improved fast-melt tablets from Antares
01-Mar-2004 - Fast-melt tablets are a growing category in oral drug delivery, driven by their ease of...
Defiante mulling safer aspirin formulation
12-Feb-2004 - Italy's Defiante Farmaceutica is in negotiations with BioDelivery Sciences International for the development of a...
Needle-free injector moves closer to market
11-Feb-2004 - Aradigm has selected the final design configuration for its Intraject needle-free drug delivery system, allowing...
OctoPlus drug delivery tech clears Phase I trial
10-Feb-2004 - Dutch drug delivery company OctoPlus will undergo a significant change in 2004 as it completes...
GSK revamps blockbuster migraine drug
09-Feb-2004 - It has the same name and the same active ingredient, but GlaxoSmithKline claims to have...
Biodar adds to drug delivery stable
09-Feb-2004 - Israel-based Biodar, a subsidiary of food ingredient company Lycored, has announced its acquisition of Karma...
Yamanouchi improves BPH drug with formulation tech
05-Feb-2004 - The European subsidiary of Japan's Yamanouchi has filed for approval of a new formulation of...
Nano needles make injections painless
05-Feb-2004 - GlaxoSmithKline is collaborating with an Israeli firm on a new technology that could provide a...
Nanoparticles could be cluster bombs for lung cancer
02-Feb-2004 - A drug delivery system based on nanotechnology could improve the treatment of cancers of the...
Tackling side effects with drug delivery
28-Jan-2004 - A small US company has developed an encapsulation technology for pharmaceuticals that promises to overcome...
New venture to tackle oral film delivery
27-Jan-2004 - MonoSol has set up a new venture, called MonoSolRx, aimed at developing oral film strip...
Elan raises €55m in new sell-off
22-Jan-2004 - Irish pharmaceutical group Elan has raised around $70 million (€55m) from four new deals, including...
AstraZeneca extends oral profiling deal
22-Jan-2004 - AstraZeneca has extended an agreement with UK-based Cyprotex to bulk screen whether its drug candidates...
Bespak recovery on track
21-Jan-2004 - Bespak has reported declining sales and profits at its half-yearly results, but said the figures...
Swallowing an underestimated problem in adults, says survey
16-Jan-2004 - A survey has found that difficulties in swallowing pills is widespread among adults, but is...
