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Spray-on Medications Coming For Animals
By Patricia Collier
Giving a pill to dogs, cats, and other animals will
soon become much easier -- for both the pill giver and
the recipient.
The pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has worked out a
$9.7 million licensing deal with Acrux, a drug-delivery
company, to research and develop spray-on medicines for
the animal health care industry.
Melbourne-based Acrux has already developed a spray-on
applicator they call a "Metered Dose Transdermal
System." The applicator allows a drug to be mixed with
enhancers to help the drug absorb into the skin.
Acrux DDS, a subsidiary of Acrux, will work with Eli
Lilly's animal health division to promote the product
for the $11 billion worldwide animal health market.
Australian Innovation Minister John Brumby said the
technology could change dramatically how drugs were
delivered to animals.
"For those of us who have tried to dose stressed, sick
pets or farm animals with tablets or injections, this
is a real step forward," Brumby said.
Acrux is also developing the transdermal product for
use in hormone therapy and for treatment of severe
pain, anxiety and depression. The company recently
completed a Phase I human study for using the spray
with Buspiron, an anti-anxiety medication.
Sources
The Age
Spray-on drugs to enter animal health market
By Sue Cant
September 24, 2003
More Information
Pharmalicensing.com
MDTS and ACROSS enhancers
Acrux Ltd
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