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Drug device holds growth hopes; Other markets beckon as material costs surge.(Annual Meeting)(AptarGroup Inc.)
Crain's Chicago Business, May, 2005 by Tita, Bob
Byline: BOB TITA After figuring out an effective way to get slow-moving ketchup from a bottle, AptarGroup Inc. wants to conquer an obstacle with medication inhalers. The Crystal Lake-based maker of lotion pumps and plastic bottle dispensers awaits regulatory approval of an aerosol asthma medication inhaler that shows the amount left in the device, making it more reliable because users would know when they need their prescriptions refilled, Aptar executives say.
Packaging industry observers say drug makers are increasingly interested in using pulmonary inhalers and nasal sprays to deliver medication now administered in pills or through hypodermic injections, like insulin. "More research is coming out that shows that medication taken nasally might be...
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