Microchip Implanted to Deliver Drug Shows Promise in Trial

  • Nayil Khurshid Department of Neurosurgery SKIMS
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33883/jms.v13i2.58

Abstract

Description: (MICROCHIP IMPLANTED TO DELIVER DRUG SHOWS PROMISE IN TRIAL Scientists at Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Case Western Reserve University have conducted the first human trial of an implantable microchipbased drug delivery device, that releases accurate doses of teriparatide, an injectable drug used to treat osteoporosis. The entire implant is about two and a quarter inches long. JMS 2010;13(2):73

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Author Biography

Nayil Khurshid, Department of Neurosurgery SKIMS

M.S, M.Ch

Published
2010-12-17
How to Cite
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Khurshid N. Microchip Implanted to Deliver Drug Shows Promise in Trial. jms [Internet]. 2010Dec.17 [cited 2026Oct.3];13(2):73. Available from: https://www.jmsskims.org/index.php/jms/article/view/58
Issue
Vol 13 No 2 (2010): July-December
Section
News and Views

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