Drug-Delivery Devices

Strict regulations and standards guide the preparation of medication at hospitals, but unfortunately, these are not always followed. In the operating room, where procedures and decisions often happen rapidly, noncompliance is especially common and...

With a groundswell of innovation under way in noninvasive drug-delivery solutions, a new era in patient convenience and improved therapy seems to beckon. For instance, companies developing new technologies and drug formulations for needleless...

Particulate reported by a customer has prompted Hospira Inc. to voluntarily recall ketorolac tromethamine injection USP in the United States and Singapore, FDA is reporting on its Web site. The recalled lots were distributed from February 2013 to...

The Scottsdale, AZ facility of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. expanded to meet increased customer demand for the SmartDose Electronic Wearable Injector. “Expanding our manufacturing capabilities in Scottsdale – and continuing scaling up...

“The best and the brightest in the medtech industry are asking why there are still boundaries between drug and medical device development,” observes Anthony Kalaijakis, strategic marketing manager, medical, for Molex, LLC. He sees a different...

As FDA drives the use of human factors engineering and as drug-delivery technologies become more complex, one company sees the need for multisensory training aids to drive safety, compliance.As FDA works to ensure medical device safety and...

Unilife Corporation announced the debut of its new Imperium platform of instant patch pumps for insulin.Imperium is a prefilled, disposable, multi-day wearable insulin pump that does not require filling or assembly by the patient. Since it is...