Parexel discusses transdermal drug delivery techs

This content item was originally published on www.biopharma-reporter.com, a William Reed online publication.

By Natalie Morrison

- Last updated on GMT

Related tags Pharmacology

Electroporation is the wave of the future for transdermal drug delivery, according to Parexel’s Ravi Harapanhalli.

The contract research organisation’s (CRO) principle consultant for late stage development told in-PharmaTechnologist that, with recent developments, it is an exciting time for delivery via the skin.

“The industry is at a stage where hydrophilic drugs, peptides, heparin fragments and even proteins can be delivered through the skin,”​ said Harapanhalli.

“This is a big development in the design and control of drugs.”

Put to Harapanhalli the question of the next ‘big thing’ in the research area, he said that electroporation shows promise.

He added: “I must say electroporosis – passage of low voltage electric current through the patch (is promising).

“The method is commonly used in development at the moment, and there are some approved products already using that technology and they are able to achieve better controlled and more effective delivery.”

Related news

Show more

Related products

show more

Increasing the Bioavailability of Oncology Drugs

Increasing the Bioavailability of Oncology Drugs

Content provided by Lonza Small Molecules | 13-Nov-2023 | White Paper

Oral tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are a class of cancer drugs that can be highly susceptible to issues with solubility in the gastrointestinal tract

Pulmonary Delivery of Orally Inhaled Therapeutics

Pulmonary Delivery of Orally Inhaled Therapeutics

Content provided by Catalent Pharma Solutions | 19-Oct-2023 | Business Advice

New classes and indications of orally inhaled therapeutics are rapidly expanding, with the development pipeline increasingly featuring both large and small...

Addressing Challenges with Clinical In-Use Testing

Addressing Challenges with Clinical In-Use Testing

Content provided by Lonza | 12-Oct-2023 | White Paper

Lonza Drug Product expert Léa Sorret PhD explores Clinical In-Use Testing of Biotherapeutics in this white paper. Léa shares her expertise and describes...

Related suppliers

Follow us

Products

View more

Webinars