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One pill, multiple doses: New capsule stages delivery of your meds | Now, a customizable capsule could simplify complicated dosing schedules thanks to a unique staged release system.
For some common medical conditions, timing is everything when it comes to taking medications. Now, a customizable capsule engineered at UC San Diego could simplify complicated dosing schedules thanks to a unique staged release system.
For example, last year, a study showed that morning people who took their blood pressure medicines in the early hours of the day and night owls who took them before bed had lower risks of non-fatal heart attacks. To create it, the researchers engineered a capsule with different compartments separated by barriers made from "a lactose and maltose matrix embedded with a pH-responsive polymer," according to a university release. Abbas also says the capsule could help patients with cardiovascular disease, releasing a dose of aspirin in the morning, a beta blocker in the afternoon, and a cholesterol medicine at night, for example.
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