Business
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After announcing in November 2013 that it was in consultations to close its R&D site in Horsham, UK, Novartis has confirmed that the site will stop all operations by the end of June 2014. The… Read more . . .
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Fresenius Kabi USA has announced the immediate availability of 4 ml vials of 20% acetylcysteine solution for inhalation. The company has offered 10 ml vials since 2012 and 30 ml vials since 2013. Acetylcysteine solution… Read more . . .
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Invion will work with 3M Drug Delivery Systems to develop inhaled formulations of nadolol and zafirlukast to be delivered using 3M’s MDI technology. If inhaled delivery of INV102 (nadolol) and INV104 (zafirlukast) for the treatment… Read more . . .
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Sad Diego-based CURx Pharmaceuticals has announced a global license agreement with Gilead Sciences for development of Fosfomycin/Tobramycin for Inhalation (FTI) to treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Gilead initiated a Phase… Read more . . .
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Actavis will acquire Forest Laboratories in a deal worth approximately $25 billion, the companies have announced. Both boards of directors have approved the agreement. Forest’s products include the Tudorza Pressair aclidinium bromide DPI, which launched… Read more . . .
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Ben Venue Laboratories has voluntarily recalled a single lot of 30 ml vials of acetylcysteine 10% inhalation solution due to a glass particle visible in one of the vials. The recall affects lot #2005479 which… Read more . . .
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Mast Therapeutics has announced that it will acquire Aires Pharmaceuticals, which is developing a sodium nitrite inhalation solution for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. The inhalation solution, known as AIR001 or “Aironite,” has received… Read more . . .
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Skyepharma has announced the launch of Flutiform fluticasone/formoterol MDI for the treatment of asthma in France. Mundipharma will market the inhaler in 50/5 µg and 125/5 µg versions. The launch triggers a €3.0 million milestone… Read more . . .
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Sanofi US consumer healthcare division Chattem has announced that Nasacort Allergy 24HR Nasal Spray is now available over the counter in the United States. The FDA approved the triamcinolone acetonide nasal spray as an OTC… Read more . . .
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Vivaldi Biosciences has signed an agreement with the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for co-research and development of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) candidates against the H7N9 strain of influenza A.… Read more . . .
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