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Biocompatibility Considerations for Orally Inhaled and Nasal Drug Products and Other Drug-–Device Combination Products
Cheryl L. M. Stults, Christine L. Lanning, Lee M. Nagao and James Conners
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology January 2024, 78 (1) 125-139; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2023.012852
Cheryl L. M. Stults
1C & M Technical Consulting, LLC, San Mateo, CA;
Christine L. Lanning
2Merck & Co., Inc., West Point, PA;
Lee M. Nagao
3Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, Washington DC; and
James Conners
4Sumitomo Pharma America, Marlborough, MA

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Biocompatibility Considerations for Orally Inhaled and Nasal Drug Products and Other Drug-–Device Combination Products
Cheryl L. M. Stults, Christine L. Lanning, Lee M. Nagao, James Conners
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Jan 2024, 78 (1) 125-139; DOI: 10.5731/pdajpst.2023.012852
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