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Aegis Therapeutics has announced the availability of “an exclusive license to develop, commercialize, and sell its patented non-invasive exenatide metered nasal spray diabetes drug.” Aegis’s intranasal product would be the only non-injectable formulation of exenatide,… Read more . . .
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According to OptiNose, the company has completed a Series C-1 round of financing that will support development of its second product, OPN-375 intranasal fluticasone. The company, along with partner Avanir, submitted an NDA for its… Read more . . .
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Alexza Pharmaceuticals has announced that it will develop Staccato versions of ropinirole, a dopamine agonist, for the treatment of restless leg system (AZ-008) and for the treatment of hypomobility during OFF episodes in Parkinson’s disease… Read more . . .
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Mystic Pharmaceuticals has announced that the United States Patent and Trade Office issued a Notice of Allowance for the company’s patent application titled “Medical Devices For Dispensing Powders” (application #13/433,586). The technology is an extension… Read more . . .
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AstraZeneca will pay $875 million initially, plus up to an additional $1.22 billion to acquire development and commercialization rights to Almirall’s entire respiratory drug business. Almirall’s respiratory products include the Eklira/Bretaris/Tudorza aclidinium DPI, an aclidinium/formoterol… Read more . . .
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Lightlake Therapeutics has announced that it filed an investigational new drug application for its intranasal naloxone therapy for the reversal of opioid overdose. The company also said that it has received additional funding from the… Read more . . .
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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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