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New meds-prepping process could make IV drug drips a thing of the past | Whereas intravenous drips typically last a few hours, the new technology would allow the same dosage of medication to be injected in a matter of seconds
It's a sad and inconvenient fact that many drugs have to be administered in the form of a slow intravenous (IV) drip, as opposed to a single quick injection. That may be about to change, however, thanks to a new take on an existing "spray drying" technique.
It's a sad and inconvenient fact that many drugs have to be administered in the form of a slow intravenous (IV) drip, as opposed to a single quick injection. Often used to treat maladies such as certain cancers, metabolic disorders and autoimmune diseases, protein-based pharmaceuticals must be administered in high doses in order to have the desired effect. Unfortunately, if these medications are dissolved in a single-injection amount of carrier liquid at such high concentrations, the protein molecules clump together, resulting in a mixture that is too viscous to be safely injected.
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