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MIT researchers develop double-barreled syringe for subcutaneous biologics injections

Biologic drugs can treat a wide range of diseases, but they're highly viscous, and that means they tend to hit the market as intravenous treatments—and stay that way unless their makers develop subcutaneous formulations. But researchers at MIT have designed a new syringe that allows easy, under-the-skin injection of the typical IV biologic.

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FDA approves Medtronic's Bluetooth-controlled insulin pump for children ages 2 and up

The FDA has approved the latest automated artificial pancreas system from Medtronic, the MiniMed 770G, for adults and children with Type 1 diabetes as young as 2 years old.

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Emergent's next-gen nasal spray device snares shelf life extension for opioid overdose drug Narcan

Emergent BioSolutions in July rolled out its next-gen nasal spray device for Narcan, a drug used to treat opioid overdose, improving storage of the drug at temperatures below 25 degrees Celsius. Now, the new device has won an FDA nod for extended shelf life, good news for first responders and others who keep the drug on hand for emergencies.

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Researchers develop dry powder remdesivir to strike COVID-19 where it counts

A University of Texas research team had already developed its thin-film freezing technology when COVID-19 struck. With the drug delivery platform primed to create dry powder formulations of established meds, the team set to work creating an inhaled version of the antiparasitic niclosamide for coronavirus testing—and then targeted Gilead Sciences' remdesivir.

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