Obesity medicine: In a considerable breakthrough, scientists develop a cream to reduce body weight, Dailymail.com reported.
The newest discovery in obesity medicine will be available in less invasive creams and patches, known as transdermal medicine decking systems.
The new technology can be used to help millions of people who are uncomfortable about needles that benefit from these drugs and reduce the weight, according to the media report, referring to dermatologist and anti-aging expert Dr. Nicholas Perricone.
Dr. Perricone is currently working on research to develop a gelformulation of tirzepatide, the connection used to make the Mounjaro medical mite.
He also hopes to work with Eli Lilly – Maker of Mounjaro “because I think it would be unique, and I am sure it would certainly work”, according to the Dailymail.com report.
“Research is underway to develop a patch with a miniature that is loaded with small needles that contain powerful doses of weight loss-inducing medicine. These needles will hardly penetrate the skin without reaching deeper pain receptors and blood vessels, making them ideal for people with even the worst fear of needles,” the report said.
“You can certainly cross the skin, go to the Dermalvascular [blood vessels deep in the skin]Let it circulate so that you get the benefits without a needle, “Dr. Perricone Dailymail.com.
“You just put it on your wrist, and you rub your wrists together, and within a minute it is inside. It goes into the skin and then circulates [throughout the body]. “
The gel is currently in an experimental stage. It still has to undergo pre-clinical and human tests before it can be launched commercially.
Other weight loss creams
In addition to the Laboratory of Dr. Perricone works SkinVisible Pharmaceuticals in Las Vegas also on a cream-colored formulation of the active peptide in the ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy-Semaglutide.
It penetrates the skin about 10 times better than standard current medicines and freeing the medicine steadily in the body for six hours.
In an efficacy study, scientists discovered that almost 70 percent of the most important drug penetrated the skin layers into a steady dose when it was mixed in a cream.
Anodyne Nanotech, based in Boston, also works on patch -based weight loss medicine.
The company is planning to start with clinical tasting of his Heropatch, a sticker smaller than a stamp that is covered on one side with small, soluble needles.
Researchers have discovered that about 10 percent of the drug mixed in the cream for six hours has gone through the skin.
