May 6, 2024
Taking an inhaled medication can be as easy as taking a breath. This simple and painless drug-delivery method has always been a preferred option for respiratory drugs. The inhaled medicine market is booming. There are more than 100 pharmaceutical compounds in development for the treatment of respiratory ailments, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis (CF) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It is also quickly becoming the method of choice for a variety of more diverse and systemic therapies as an alternative to needle injections or other invasive applications, which are less desirable to patients—such as for Parkinson’s disease, seizures, diabetes and analgesics.