The technology behind the weekly pill is as much mechanical as it is pharmaceutical. Encased in a standard-size capsule is a ...

For many patients with schizophrenia, other psychiatric illnesses, or diseases such as hypertension and asthma, it can be ...

A pill taken just once a week, gradually releasing medicine from within the stomach, can greatly simplify the drug schedule ...

Taking medication every single day can be difficult for many people, especially those living with chronic conditions like ...

SINGAPORE - Swallowing a pill of mechanical parts could ... At 1.8cm long and 0.7cm wide, the capsule is of one of the smaller sizes available in the market, said Prof Liu.

The new pill was tested in a Phase III clinical trial and was used to deliver risperidone, a widely used antipsychotic drug.