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The number of biologic drug products marketed with an injection device has approximately quadrupled over the last decade. The growth in these drug therapies has been driven by several factors including new, self-administered therapies for chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune diseases. In addition, injectable therapy is now being considered as a treatment for more conditions, including asthma and cholesterol problems.
Join West’s Graham Reynolds as he presents the keynote at Pharmapack North America. Graham will present, “<em><strong>Understanding the regulations and safety concerns surrounding injectables to overcome inherent design challenges” </strong>on </em>Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 1:50 pm. The conference will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA on May 22-23.
When left untreated, diabetes eventually can lead to a variety of issues for patients, including complications such as stroke, blindness and heart and/or kidney disease. In addition, adherence to painful or inconvenient injection treatments can be difficult for patients, with as many at 57% of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes patients admitting to intentionally skipping injections.<sup>1</sup>
In a previous <a href="/blog/2012/may/lifecycle-planning"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">post</span></a>, my colleague Fran DeGrazio discussed lifecycle planning and the use of a single material for packaging components from development through commercialization. There has been a great deal of innovation around drug container materials. Although glass has been the traditional material of choice for drug containment, it has significant limitations including breakage, glass particulate, visual quality and functional performance.
The recent growth of self-administration devices has provided the opportunity to truly change the landscape in drug delivery. These devices, such as auto-injectors, not only allow for more patient convenience, but also enable different dosing regimens and types of therapies that can now be injected via auto-injector. These advantages are why the auto-injector segment is the fastest growing delivery segment, and the majority of top selling drugs are delivered via PFS/auto-injector.
In 2012, the pharmaceutical industry will face many challenges, not the least of which will be the need to adjust research and development and business models to respond to the growing importance of specialty pharmaceuticals. Such products include sensitive biopharmaceuticals and the growth of biosimilars. Efficiency in manufacturing and the ability to meet critical compliance standards are a must to compete and meet today’s challenges.
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