Bioterrorism and Military Applications
Chemical warfare antidotes, such as atropine and diazepam, currently must be administered by injection. Injection-based treatment is cumbersome, generally requires trained personnel to administer and generates biohazardous waste. These issues can reduce or delay the effectiveness of emergency response efforts. We believe that nasal delivery of existing or new biochemical antidotes is feasible. Nasal delivery would include the following advantages:
- Medication blood levels may be achieved more quickly than from the autoinjector syringes currently used. The speed of antidote delivery in an emergency situation is the crucial corollary to saving lives.
- Eliminating needles reduces potential contamination with HIV, hepatitis, etc., due to accidental needlesticks.
- Nasal sprays are simple and easy to administer and could be dispensed quickly by police, fire and relief workers.
Comfort.
Convenience.
Control.
Nasal drug delivery products have many benefits over alternative therapies, with the potential to enhance the health and well-being of those who use them. MORE
