New Birth Control Shot Transforms Into a Long-Lasting Implant—No Clinic Required
The new approach delivers the contraceptive hormonal medication levonorgestrel via what the researchers call “Self-assembling ...
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Tiny crystals offer long-lasting drug delivery without the pain
Injections are rarely enjoyable, but frequent doses can become particularly burdensome. Scientists have now developed a new drug delivery system that uses tiny crystals to significantly reduce how ...
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Tiny Crystals Could Reduce Injections and Pain for Drugs Like Contraceptives
Learn more about a new approach to drug delivery, which could cut the frequency and pain of long-lasting injections through ...
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Injectable crystals could deliver drugs for years — with less pain
MIT researchers have devised a way to deliver drugs in higher concentration with less pain. They injected the drug as a ...
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Drug Delivery Method Uses Injectable Microcrystals for Long-Term Delivery of Contraceptives
The team found that the solvent’s poor ability to mix with biological fluids is what allows the solid drug crystals to self-assemble into a depot under the skin after injection. “The solvent ...
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Delivering Drugs as Tiny Crystals Enables Higher Doses With Less Pain
The team found that the solvent’s poor ability to mix with biological fluids is what allows the solid drug crystals to self-assemble into a depot under the skin after injection. “The solvent is ...