Canada gets topical patch for psoriasis

[Fred]

I read somewhere that a patch is being developed for the administration of bio's ,it has a new type of surface compromising of "nano needles" for want of a better description that will penetrate the skin without causing problems with nerve penetration/stimulation. I will try to remember where I saw it.

It was in Nano Letters March 2015

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Transdermal delivery of therapeutics is restricted by narrow limitations on size and hydrophobicity. Nanotopography has been shown to significantly enhance high molecular weight paracellular transport in vitro. Herein, we demonstrate for the first time that nanotopography applied to microneedles significantly enhances transdermal delivery of etanercept, a 150 kD therapeutic, in both rats and rabbits. We further show that this effect is mediated by remodeling of the tight junction proteins initiated via integrin binding to the nanotopography, followed by phosphorylation of myosin light chain (MLC) and activation of the actomyosin complex, which in turn increase paracellular permeability.

Source: acs.org

The one I saw was a trial of a bio for psoriasis on patients in USA that is being done at this moment in time  .

Yes that is the one Etanercept (Enbrel)

I would still prefer the needle though myself.

A really good idea if it works as an injection transports the drug into the muscle and it would be far more effective in the skin surface.

I think we better stop Dave as we are going off topic and I don't want people to get confused on what the thread is about.