When the pharmaceutical directory is not sufficient

Congenital chloride diarrhea

Few children in Sweden suffer from congenital chloride diarrhea, a psycho-socially challenging condition. There is no approved treatment, but the raw material, sodium butyrate, has proved effective. We have investigated the raw material source and produced a suitable composition in close collaboration with healthcare professionals. Now, patients can receive sodium butyrate in 250 mg capsules.

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide. Over 9 million people contract it every year, and around 2 million of them die. The disease commonly affects young adults, as well as children and seniors. In the last decade, the number of cases in Sweden has increased by as much as 50%, in particular among the foreign-born population. APL’s oral solution isoniazid is used with the antibiotic rifampicin to treat tuberculosis in children.

Cancer pain

Many end-of-life-care cancer patients are cared for in a home environment. As pain relief constitutes a significant part of the treatment at this stage, it is important to adapt it according to the patient’s individual needs. Often, there is a demand for several pain relief medicines with varying effects. There are approved medicines for this purpose, but they do not always come in the combinations, strengths or formulations required by the patients. For this reason, we manufacture treatments using the most suitable substances and strengths. One example is morphine 10 mg/ml infusion solution in a Deltec cassette, which the patient can carry around for continuous pain relief and increased freedom.

Osler's desease

As of 2017, around 5,000 people in Sweden have been diagnosed with Osler’s disease. Symptoms include nosebleeds and anemia, caused by the expansion of small blood vessels that burst. Bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody for local treatment in the nose, has been requested by healthcare professionals. Currently, it is only approved as an infusion used in cancer treatment. Based on existing scientific documentation and our experience, we have re-formulated the approved medication into a nose spray.

Infected eczema

Serious eczema risks becoming infected, usually by Staphylococcus or Streptococcus bacteria. There was an approved treatment containing neomycin, but it was deregistered in 2008. As there is still a clinical need, we began manufacturing a cream that includes betamethasone-neomycin – something that both patients and dermatologists appreciate.

Our task

We are a key supplier to healthcare, pharmacies and patients with additional needs of a stable supply of quality-assured and individually adapted medicines. For healthcare as a whole, APL contributes clearly to continuity, patient safety and cost effectiveness.

We contributes to continuity and cost-effectiveness of healthcare while keeping patients safe.

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