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Dry Powder Inhalation of Particles Containing Anti-tuberculosis Drugs

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Project Overview

Treatment of pulmonary TB with orally-administered drugs is sub-optimal-exposing non-target tissues to toxic drugs and requiring large doses to build up effective concentrations in lungs . Prolonged dosing is required to build up and maintain effective concentrations in lungs . Patients remain infectious for considerable periods after initiating drug treatment.

Benefits

It is safe and helps is reducing drug intake over time thereby reducing duration of treatment.

Source

Quick Information
Thrust Areas
Medical Sciences
Focus Area
Treatment of Pulmonary TB
Source Title
Output
TRL: Technology Readiness Level
Technology Demonstration
Patent
ZA200603256
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