TEL AVIV - (VIDEO) Take a pill, stop the sniffles, ease an upset stomach, cure AIDS, and call me in the morning.
Israeli start-up firm Intec Pharma has developed a capsule that can combine several types of medication at once and has completed its first round of tests, its director-general said on Sunday.
The pill contains material folding inside like an accordion that contain different substances. When swallowed, the pill releases the materials in order after it reaches the stomach or the intestines.
This allows for less concentrated active substances inside, which can prevent side effects and lessen the number of required doses.
A single pill could contain medicine to combat AIDs, digestive diseases, Parkinson’s Disease, influenza and more.
Intec Pharma plans to market the capsule within five years.
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