Product

Company

Drug

Formulation

Route of administration

Application

Doxil

Sequus
Pharmaceuticals

Doxorubicin

Liposome

IV injection

Kaposi sarcoma in AIDS

Ambisome

NeXstar
Pharmaceuticals

Amphotericin B

Liposome

IV infusion

Serious fungal and HIV infection

Dauno Xone

NeXstar Pharmaceuticals (Boulder, Colorado)

Daunorubicin citrate

Liposome

IV injection

Kaposi sarcoma in AIDS

Emend

Merck/Elan
(USA)

Aprepitant, MK869

Nanocrystal particles

Oral

For chemotherapy patient to delay nausea and vomiting

Abraxane

American
Biosciences

Paclitaxel

Albumin bound nanoparticle

IV injection

Metastatic breast cancer

Megaace ES

PAR
Pharmaceuticals

Megaestrol
acetate

Nanocrystal particles

Oral

Treatment of weight loss in patient with AIDS

Table 2: Nanoparticles based products currently available in market.