Eczema in its relapsing, remitting, no-cure course poses an estimated burden of USD 5.3 billion annually, whilst diabetes presents issues of oral-treatment palatability and drug irritability. Two student groups from Management and Science University (MSU) came up with solutions.

 

Bagging the Best Innovation Product at the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) Innovation Entrepreneur Competition 2022 is the Formulation and Development of Glibenclamide Transdermal Patch for Diabetes Treatment

 

The work of the group Patchfinder, comprising Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) students Fatin Nabila Md Amin and Eng Yi Ru, Bachelor in Entrepreneurship (Hons) student Umar Faisal Noor Mohamad, Bachelor in Accountancy (Hons) student Putri Essniti Wardah Tud Dakwah Adin, and Diploma in Graphic Design student Nur Qistina Izzati Norazari, plays a significant role in therapeutic efficacy.

 

 

Their transdermal patch improves skin permeation while maintaining serum concentration of the diabetes treatment drug Glibenclamide. Its formulation with D-limonene results in 99.7 percent release and penetration as well as low moisture loss. In some patients, Glibenclamide tablets taken orally have shown side effects such as heartburn, epigastric fullness, and nausea as well as vomiting. The treatment's transdermal delivery is thus not only a great alternative for those averse to oral medication but also to insulin injection's potential misdosing.

 

With each patch able to deliver three days of medication and there currently being no others of similar nature, the MSU innovation is a novel method in transdermal patch treatment for diabetes.

 

Whilst the group's work earned an RM5,000 prize, it also bagged Management and Science University (MSU) a research grant worth RM20,000 and an overall First Runner-Up placing.

 

 

Another work that made the shortlist of the MoHE Innovation Entrepreneur Competition 2022 is the Formulation, Development, and Characterization of Oat Moisturizer Cream using Novel Cream Base (Hamin) for the Treatment of Eczema; by the group Naturenat, which comprises Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) student Tong Jo Ann, Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Hons) student Zakirah Zainal Abidin, Bachelor in Entrepreneurship (Hons) student Ang Zi Xin, Bachelor in Accountancy (Hons) student Muhammad Umar Basyir Mohd Sor, and Diploma in Graphic Design student A'ain Khairunnisa Ahmad Nokman.

 

 

 



Eczema in its relapsing, remitting, no-cure course poses an estimated burden of USD 5.3 billion annually, whilst diabetes presents issues of oral-treatment palatability and drug irritability. Two student groups from Management and Science University (MSU) came up with solutions.

 

Bagging the Best Innovation Product at the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) Innovation Entrepreneur Competition 2022 is the Formulation and Development of Glibenclamide Transdermal Patch for Diabetes Treatment

 

The work of the group Patchfinder, comprising Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) students Fatin Nabila Md Amin and Eng Yi Ru, Bachelor in Entrepreneurship (Hons) student Umar Faisal Noor Mohamad, Bachelor in Accountancy (Hons) student Putri Essniti Wardah Tud Dakwah Adin, and Diploma in Graphic Design student Nur Qistina Izzati Norazari, plays a significant role in therapeutic efficacy.

 

 

Their transdermal patch improves skin permeation while maintaining serum concentration of the diabetes treatment drug Glibenclamide. Its formulation with D-limonene results in 99.7 percent release and penetration as well as low moisture loss. In some patients, Glibenclamide tablets taken orally have shown side effects such as heartburn, epigastric fullness, and nausea as well as vomiting. The treatment's transdermal delivery is thus not only a great alternative for those averse to oral medication but also to insulin injection's potential misdosing.

 

With each patch able to deliver three days of medication and there currently being no others of similar nature, the MSU innovation is a novel method in transdermal patch treatment for diabetes.

 

Whilst the group's work earned an RM5,000 prize, it also bagged Management and Science University (MSU) a research grant worth RM20,000 and an overall First Runner-Up placing.

 

 

Another work that made the shortlist of the MoHE Innovation Entrepreneur Competition 2022 is the Formulation, Development, and Characterization of Oat Moisturizer Cream using Novel Cream Base (Hamin) for the Treatment of Eczema; by the group Naturenat, which comprises Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) student Tong Jo Ann, Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Hons) student Zakirah Zainal Abidin, Bachelor in Entrepreneurship (Hons) student Ang Zi Xin, Bachelor in Accountancy (Hons) student Muhammad Umar Basyir Mohd Sor, and Diploma in Graphic Design student A'ain Khairunnisa Ahmad Nokman.