Blister-packs deliver a deep breath of relief. (Inhale Therapeutic Systems)

From: Packaging Digest | Date: September 1, 1998| Author: Nix-Ennen, Steven | Copyright information

Inhale Therapeutic Systems has pioneered the development of new non-invasive pulmonary drug delivery systems. These products allow patients to do away with injections as medications are administered through inhalations. Crucial to this new technology are foil-to-foil blister packs containing peptides, proteins and other drug molecules. The blister packs protect drug doses that are inserted in small, flashlight-devices. Medication is released into the devices' holding chambers when the blister...

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