We’re able to use implants for contraceptives so why not other things? Would be great if it was an option for people needing to control chronic illness symptoms.
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I worked at a startup working on this for certain diabetes meds. You need to keep the drug stable in the body for the duration of the treatment, this can be challenging, consider how many drugs need to go in the fridge/freezer. You also need a way to deliver a constant rate overtime, my understanding is that contraceptive implants the rate changes over the lifetime but this is generally ok, not the case for all drugs.
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