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Drugs Delivered via the Mucosa Targeting Growing Patient Segments

2010-01-27 (Amherst, NH) – As drug developers endeavor to differentiate their products in
the age of direct-to-consumer marketing, delivery technologies, once viewed as
specialty or niche routes of administration are gaining more attention,
particularly with regard to their perceived value in addressing the needs of
specific patient populations. Because it relies on passive diffusion to effect
drug transport, delivering drugs across mucosal membranes is attracting
attention as a method that is well-suited to the preferences and limitations of
important and growing patient segments – a group that includes pediatric
patients, the elderly and mentally challenged patients – that may have
difficulty taking medication in tablet or capsule form, or self-injecting
parenteral formulations.

A new report that presents a comprehensive assessment of the current status of
oral transmucosal drug products and the prospects for late-stage development
candidates has just been published. The report - Buccal Drug Delivery: Evolving
Technology, Expanding Opportunities - contains insightful analysis of oral
mucosal delivery technology and products, assessments of pipeline drugs,
profiles of market participants, industry data and forecasts, and detailed
analysis of regulatory and market factors.

More information is available at www.greystoneassociates.org .

submitted by Greystone Associates

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