Business
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ProStrakan, a subsidiary of Kyowa Hakko Kirin, has announced that it will acquire PecFent fentanyl nasal spray manufacturer Archimedes Pharma for £230 million in cash. Archimedes, which is based in Reading, UK, received European marketing… Read more . . .
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Following the submission by Teva of an ANDA for a generic mometasone furoate nasal spray, Merck has filed suit in the US District Court alleging infringement of US patent 6,127,353. The patent is due to… Read more . . .
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Biotie Therapeutics has decided not to exercise its option to purchase Neurelis and is returning the rights to Neurelis’s lead product, NRL-1 intranasal diazepam for the treatment of epileptic seizures. Biotie paid $1 million for… Read more . . .
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The US Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) has awarded Aegis Therapeutics US Patent No. 8,772,231 for “dramatically stabilized insulin formulations suitable for metered nasal spray delivery or injection based upon Aegis’ patented Intravail transmucosal absorption… Read more . . .
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According to Lightlake Therapeutics, the company has signed a contract with a manufacturer for commercial production of its intranasal naloxone for the reversal of opioid overdose. In December 2013, the company announced positive initial results… Read more . . .
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Otsuka has announced the launch of its new Meptin Swinghaler procaterol hydrochloride DPI for the treatment of asthma and COPD in Japan as of July 2, 2014. The Meptin Swinghaler was approved in Japan in… Read more . . .
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Vectura has announced a new US partnership for its VR506, which it describes as “an ICS for the treatment of asthma” and as “clinical stage asthma monotherapy delivered using Vectura’s proprietary technology.” Elsewhere, the company… Read more . . .
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The Australian Research Council (ARC) has awarded a 3-year, $482,738 linkage grant titled “One for all and all for one- Engineering a drug delivery platform for DNA vaccines to the lung” to members of the… Read more . . .
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Verona Pharma has announced that it will stop development of its VRP700 inhaled antitussive after the drug failed to produce statistically significant reduction in cough frequency compared to placebo in a Phase 2a clinical trial.… Read more . . .
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Under the terms of a newly reached settlement, Perrigo and Catalent will be able to market limited quantities of their generic version of Teva’s Proair HFA albuterol MDI starting in December 2016. Beginning in July… Read more . . .
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