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Printer Company Develops Drug-Injection Patch  

Posted Sep 12, 07 1:30 AM CDT in World,  US,  Technology,  Science & Health    Editor's Choice

(newser) – Printer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard is teaming up with an Irish company to develop a skin patch that delivers precisely controlled amounts of drugs with tiny needles. The drug delivery system uses some of the same technology as ink printers, and could inject different drugs at different times. "Squirting ink and squirting drugs— it's not a whole lot different," said one executive.

The technology could provide the equivalent of  a thousand hypodermic needles per square inch that are all electronically controlled, according to a company spokesman. The system could be ready as early as 2010, and is expected to be relatively cheap. The patches could last for days or weeks, and would be particularly useful to patients who need to take several drugs on a complicated schedule.

Source San Francisco Chronicle

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Printer Company Develops Drug-Injection Patch
Hewlett Packard products are seen on the shelf at a Best Buy in Cambridge, Mass., in this May 16, 2007 file photo. The technology behind these Inkjet cartridges might soon be applied to time-release medicinal...   (Associated Press)
Printer Company Develops Drug-Injection Patch
The logo for Hewlett-Packard. The printing giant recently announced a partnership with an Irish company to help develop drug patches for skin.   (Getty Images)
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