Can the IsisIQ™ patch administer any kind of drug?
Give some examples. This patch will be able to administer many, many drugs – not all drugs, but about 90% of the drugs that will be highly prescribed in the U.S. We have a very large R&D staff and a very active collaboration with Brown University and diabetes is one of our major topics. Insulin delivery is a major program here, and drugs like G0P1 that actually enhance the body’s ability to make insulin. We’re also tackling smoking cessation drugs and analgesics that many, many post-orthopedic surgeries require. The drug will be in the patch and is delivered only in the microprocessors. One other feature of this patch is the membrane that separates the drug from the skin, which is very important because let’s say you have an analgesic, or a narcotic in the patch, if it’s in contact with the skin, the drug would be able to seep into the bloodstream very slowly. Should your body temperature go up, or you have a fever, or do something dumb like jump in a hot tub or exercise, you can essen
