What Are Complex Injectables?

Think about how you take medicine: a flu shot in the winter; Advil tablets when you have a headache; aloe vera onto sunburned skin after a long beach day.

Medicines are administered in intentional ways that align with their unique treatment goals. A child suffering from a life-threatening allergic reaction needs the quick epinephrine injection from an EpiPen. A cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy, however, is better treated with long-acting drugs that precisely target cancer cells.

Complex injectables help improve how medicine is delivered and absorbed into your body. This subset of drugs can be injected into the blood to increase absorption. Or it can be injected into a person’s muscle or under their skin for a more controlled release into the bloodstream.

Technology such as liposomes, nanoparticles, and microspheres are crucial to formulating complex injectables and increasing their effectiveness. ForDoz Pharmaceuticals’ delivery method for the cancer drug doxorubicin, for example, uses phospholipids to drug particles to circulate in a person’s bloodstream for longer. 

Complex injectables allow doctors and patients more agency over how drugs are administered. Instead of taking shots daily, they can allow patients to take shots that remain effective over longer periods while limiting side effects.

Through diligent research and development, complex injectables bring people one step closer to living healthier, easier, and longer lives. 𑁍