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PU’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences granted Australian innovation patent

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Dec 22, 2021 02:42 AM IST

Panjab University’s University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS) has been granted the first Australian innovation patent entitled “nanoparticle hydrogel composition for the treatment of neuropathic pain”

:Panjab University’s University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS) has been granted the first Australian innovation patent entitled “nanoparticle hydrogel composition for the treatment of neuropathic pain”.

A novel gel has been developed by PU’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences to bring relief from diabetic and cancer chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain. (HT file)
A novel gel has been developed by PU’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences to bring relief from diabetic and cancer chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain. (HT file)

The novel gel has been developed to bring relief from diabetic and cancer chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain and will target the dorsal root ganglion, the leading target site responsible for peripheral neuropathy and targeting of which will also block central effects.

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The technology has been invented by Dr Ranjana Bhandari and Dr Anurag Kuhad of UIPS and Dr Jyoti K Paliwal, director of Phaex Consulting, Gurgaon, and ex-director of Ranbaxy,.

The varsity in its official communiqué said, “The gel being developed is one of a kind as it is patient compliant due to its once-a-day application and long-term impact with negligible side effects. To date, the therapy available for diabetic and cancer neuropathic pain includes drugs having a lot of side effects and no significant relief.”

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