Modern Medicine

Rick Patterson

Attorney

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With so many defective drugs out there, it is a breath of fresh air to see a development that would be a positive force in the world of medicine. One such development is the revolutionary concept of nanomedicine. "Imagine a small capsule measuring in nano meters, scanning your internal organs and providing details to censors placed outside. This may have sounded like science fiction a couple of years ago, but today, imagination has transformed into reality."

It is believed that Nanomedicine will not only improve the efficacy of the drugs, it will also help target the drug to a desired area, which will minimize side effects and toxicity.

Nanomedicine, nanotechnology provides new ways to deliver drugs. It will help target a given drug very specifically to desired area such as the site of a tumor. "With nanomedicines I am able to deliver a drug directed against a tumor using a vehicle (medium). Unnecessary intravenous (IV) lines and related complications can be prevented" said Dr. Shishir Shetty, Surgical Oncologist, Wockhardt Hosptials." At this time, almost all major pharma companies and research institutions have ongoing projects on nanomedicine research. Some pulminary infllammation has been noted with the use of nanomedicine. Nanoparticles are still on trial and there effectiveness and long term effects are being determined.

For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Drugs, Medical Devices and Implants.