38. Pellets containing the drug (prednisolone metasulphobenzoate) with a coating of ethylcelluloseand a specific form of amylose (derived from starch).
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41. Is device of ‘Philips research’ available in market from 2008
42. The ‘iPill’ is a capsule and it has been designed to be swallowed and to pass through the digestive track naturally. It can be electronically programmed to control the delivery of medicine according to a pre-defined drug release profile.
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45. The Enterioncapsule has recently been developed by Phaeton Research, Nottingham, UK, for targeted delivery of a wide range of different drug formulations into any region of the colon.
46. The capsule can be loaded with either a liquid formulation (eg. solution, suspension) or a particulate formulation (eg. powder, pellets, minitablets, etc.)
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49. This magnetic field induce power in a tuned coil antenna, embedded in capsule wall. This power is fed to a tiny heater resistor located in capsule.
50. This heater resistor increases temperature & releases the spring & drives the piston.