{"id":5663,"date":"2022-11-09T19:45:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T19:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quinessence.com\/blog\/?p=5663"},"modified":"2023-01-08T10:48:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T10:48:23","slug":"only-one-pill-a-month-breakthrough-may-reinvent-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quinessence.com\/blog\/only-one-pill-a-month-breakthrough-may-reinvent-medicine","title":{"rendered":"Only One Pill A Month? Breakthrough May Reinvent Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5665 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quinessence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1-pill.jpg\" alt=\"Science is close to producing a single pill that would deliver a week or month\u2019s worth of medicine\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Imagine a world where you could toss out your daily pill box and simply take a single pill that would deliver a week or month\u2019s worth of medicine. A world where you wouldn\u2019t have to worry if your loved ones remembered to take their pills each day; where instead, adhering to medicine was a once-a-week or once-a-month proposition.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that science is very close to making long-acting oral pills a reality, thanks to a new, breakthrough drug delivery platform designed to deliver multiple days&#8217; worth of medicine in one dose.<\/p>\n<p>For two-thirds (66%) of Americans, prescription drugs \u2014 particularly daily pills \u2014 are necessary to maintain their health.<a href=\"#_edn1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">[i]<\/a> Yet taking these pills \u2014 often at different times throughout the day \u2014 can be difficult for both patients and caregivers who assist those they love with following medical instructions. In fact, a survey of more than 1,600 adults found that up to 60% of patients and caregivers said they struggle with adherence (taking pills as prescribed).<a href=\"#_edn2\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">[ii]<\/a> Daily compliance can be especially challenging for people taking multiple medicines and those with neurological or mental health conditions that cause them to forget to take their medicines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that nine out of 10 patients prefer oral pills to other forms of medication delivery,<a href=\"#_edn3\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">[iii]<\/a> but long-acting pills haven\u2019t been possible for most medicines \u2014 until now,\u201d said Rich Scranton, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Medical Officer at Lyndra Therapeutics. \u201cLyndra\u2019s LYNX&#x2122; drug delivery platform has the potential for broad applicability across multiple oral therapies \u2014 including approved drugs and those currently in development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The LYNX&#x2122; platform is designed to deliver long-acting therapies within a standard-sized oral capsule. The capsule includes drug-containing \u201carms\u201d that are designed to deliver medicine steadily for the desired dosing period.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent survey conducted by Lyndra, 80% of patients said they found the concept of an oral weekly pill appealing due to its ability to simplify their lives and make taking medicines easier to remember,<a href=\"#_edn4\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">[iv]<\/a> said Scranton. \u201cBy replacing daily pills with long-acting oral therapies that are designed to deliver up to a month\u2019s worth of medicine, the LYNX&#x2122; platform has the potential to improve medication adherence, positively impacting the risk of relapse, hospitalization and other negative health consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lyndra\u2019s LYNX&#x2122; platform is being studied in multiple therapeutic areas. Pivotal clinical trials for the LYNX&#x2122; platform with risperidone in people living with schizophrenia are planned to initiate within the next quarter. Phase 1 trials investigating the LYNX&#x2122; platform for ivermectin (to aid in malaria eradication) recently began, and additional studies are planned for the near future for opioid use disorder, women\u2019s health and cardiometabolic medications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLyndra\u2019s LYNX&#x2122; drug delivery platform is designed to transform the patient experience,\u201d said Scranton. \u201cWe are deeply committed to bringing the LYNX&#x2122; platform to patients, freeing them from the burden of daily pills and simplifying their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about how long-acting oral therapies have the potential to reinvent medicine, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Lyndra.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lyndra.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\" \/>\n<div id=\"edn1\">\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">[i]<\/a> Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, \u201cPrescription Drugs\u201d: https:\/\/hpi.georgetown.edu\/rxdrugs\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"edn2\">\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref2\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">[ii]<\/a> Patient Unmet Needs Survey (Q3\u201921; n=1645 patients and caregivers) \u2013 data on file<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"edn3\">\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref3\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">[iii]<\/a> Ibid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"edn4\">\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref4\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">[iv]<\/a> Ibid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Article Copyright \u00a9 BPT 2022 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quinessence.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/imagewriter.png?memberid=95643&amp;articleid=40344\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science is getting very close to producing a single pill that would deliver a week or month\u2019s worth of medicine . . .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":5665,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[825],"class_list":["post-5663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-research","tag-medication","Health Research"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Only One Pill A Month? 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