Patent Granted for New Animal Medication Delivery System; Apothecus Pharmaceutical Corp. Sees Widespread Application.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Apothecus Pharmaceutical Corporation has been granted a patent, with others pending, for a new method of delivering medications to animals. The company says its unique approach utilizes a dissolvable film and will be of interest to anyone caring for animals, from pet owners to the livestock industry and veterinarians. Citing its advantages over other delivery options, Daniel Leon, president of Apothecus, says the newly patented product offers enormous potential. Among marketing options the company plans to pursue is the licensing of the new delivery process to drug companies with well-established distribution lines in the veterinary industry. "We can deliver an entire range of medications and antibiotics in a form that is effective, easy to administer and comfortable for the animal," he says. "In addition, our streamlined, efficient manufacturing process minimizes the use of inactive ingredients and gives our product attractive price advantages over traditional drug delivery methods." Unlike tablets or pills that can be difficult to administer, once the dissoluble dis·sol·u·ble adj. That can be dissolved: dissoluble airborne pollutants brought back to the earth as rain. [Latin dissol film is inserted into the animal's mouth or onto its tongue, it becomes tacky and adheres to the inside of the oral cavity oral cavity n. The part of the mouth behind the teeth and gums that is bounded above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue and the mucous membrane connecting it with the inner part of the mandible. , making it virtually impossible to expel. The medication's active ingredients in film form, created through the manufacturing process, are then absorbed quickly and directly through the buccal buc·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, adjacent to, or in the direction of the cheek. 2. Of or relating to the mouth cavity. buccal (cheek) membrane without having to pass through the animal's digestive system. "As any pet owner knows, giving medication in tablet form to a dog or cat can be a difficult, frustrating and time consuming procedure," says Mr. Leon. "Our new system will not only be effective for dogs and cats, but can be used for bovine, equine, and other large animal uses as well." Headquartered in Oyster Bay, New York
Oyster Bay is the name of a hamlet and census-designated place on the North Shore of Long Island in Nassau County in the state of New and privately held, Apothecus Pharmaceutical Corp. markets a line of leading over-the-counter film products including VCF VCF Valencia Club de Futbol (Spanish soccer team) VCF Virtual Career Fair VCF Value City Furniture VCF Virtual Case File (FBI automated case management system) VCF Voltage Controlled Filter Vaginal Contraceptive Film and ORA ora (o´rah) pl. o´rae [L.] an edge or margin. ora serra´ta re´tinae the zigzag margin of the retina of the eye. Film. For more information, call toll-free at 1-800-227-2393 or visit the Apothecus website at www.apothecus.com. |
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