A nasal delivery device and a method of delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject can be used for mass treatment, especially mass vaccination. The delivery device can include an interface unit, as a replaceable unit, having at least one nosepiece unit for fitting to a respective nostril of a subject, a nozzle from which substance is in use delivered, and at least one delivery unit having a substance supply unit for delivering substance to the nozzle of the at least one nosepiece unit. The delivery device can also include an actuation unit for actuating the at least one delivery unit of the interface unit.

A medical treatment device includes a pressure wave generator in combination with a syringe. Pressure waves are generated by the pressure wave generator and through liquid medicaments in the syringe as the syringe injects medicament into tissue treated by the pressure waves.

An injection needle assembly includes a hollow needle having a needle tip for puncturing skin; a holding portion that holds the hollow needle; a fitting portion having a tapered inner surface configured such that a drug discharge portion of a drug container is insertable into the fitting portion, the fitting portion including a screw portion on its outer peripheral face; and a restriction portion configured to restrict a distance by which the drug discharge portion is pushed into the fitting portion by contacting a locking mechanism of the drug container when the drug discharge portion is inserted into the fitting portion and a screw portion of the locking mechanism is threaded into the screw portion of the fitting portion.

The present invention provides a method for delivering a substance to the nasal cavity of a subject in which drawing air from a mouthpiece triggers release of a substance to a subject's nasal cavities. The device comprises a container for containing the substance in fluid communication with a nosepiece, a valve with an active configuration and an inactive configuration, and a trigger mechanism to reconfigure the valve from its inactive configuration to its active configuration and vice versa. Drawing air from the mouthpiece, e.g., when the subject takes in air by mouth, activates the trigger mechanism, thereby reconfiguring the valve from its inactive configuration to its active configuration for a predetermined period of time and delivering the substance from the device to a nasal cavity of the subject.

Influenza vaccines are administered using solid biodegradable microneedles. The microneedles are fabricated from the influenza vaccine in combination with solid excipient(s) and, after penetrating the skin, they dissolve in situ and release the vaccine to the immune system. The influenza vaccine is (i) a purified influenza virus surface antigen vaccine, rather than a live vaccine or a whole-virus or split inactivated vaccine (ii) an influenza vaccine prepared from viruses grown in cell culture, not eggs, (iii) a monovalent influenza vaccine e.g. for immunising against a pandemic strain, (iv) a bivalent vaccine, (v) a tetravalent or >4-valent vaccine, (vi) a mercury-free vaccine, or (vii) a gelatin-free vaccine.

Provided are compounds of Formula I,

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as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing compounds of Formula I and methods for treating Orthomyxoviridae virus infections by administering these compounds. The compounds, compositions, and methods provided are particularly useful for the treatment of Human Influenza virus infections.

Provided herein are vaccine compositions containing at least one retrievable biocompatible macrocapsule containing immuno-isolated allogeneic cells that secrete an immunomodulator such as GM-CSF (granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor) and an antigenic component such as autologous tumor cells or infectious agents. Also provided are kits and pharmaceutical compositions containing the vaccine compositions as well as methods of use thereof for therapeutic or preventative vaccination against tumors or infectious agents.

Provided herein are vaccine compositions containing at least one retrievable biocompatible macrocapsule containing immuno-isolated allogeneic cells that secrete an immunomodulator such as GM-C SF (granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor) and an antigenic component such as autologous tumor cells or infectious agents. Also provided are kits and pharmaceutical compositions containing the vaccine compositions as well as methods of use thereof for therapeutic or preventative vaccination against tumors or infectious agents.

Disclosed are a nebulization cup and application in nebulized inhalation administration thereof, and especially application in nebulized inhalation administration of a preventive and/or therapeutic drug for a respiratory disease (such as SARS-CoV-2 vaccine). After adding an antistatic agent, the nebulization cup can effectively maintain the stability of drug mist within a certain period of time, with stable particle size, less drug residue in the cup, thus ensuring effective inhalable amount, and the administration operation is simple and convenient, thus the nebulization cup can significantly improve the inoculation efficiency and can be used for large-scale inoculation.

Disclosed are a nebulization cup and application in nebulized inhalation administration thereof, and especially application in nebulized inhalation administration of a preventive and/or therapeutic drug for a respiratory disease (such as SARS-CoV-2 vaccine). After adding an antistatic agent, the nebulization cup can effectively maintain the stability of drug mist within a certain period of time, with stable particle size, less drug residue in the cup, thus ensuring effective inhalable amount, and the administration operation is simple and convenient, thus the nebulization cup can significantly improve the inoculation efficiency and can be used for large-scale inoculation.