Emisphere preclinical data

EMIS (Hawthorne, N.Y.) published chemical characteristics of its microsphere compounds that enhance delivery of peptides through the gastrointestinal tract, and showed in animal experiments that salmon calcitonin, alpha-interferon, and heparin can be given orally using these agents.

As reported in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, therapeutic levels of the drugs were achieved in rats and monkeys. ...