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Fleming Pharmaceuticals says that it sold the rights to its Ocean brand saline nasal products, along with three other products, to Valeant, which will distribute the product through Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC. Ocean nasal… Read more . . .
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California pharmaceutical company Inverseon has announced that it will redirect its development program for INV102, an inverse beta agonist, to focus on smoking cessation and COPD rather than asthma, although it is continuing to seek… Read more . . .
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Mumbai-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Wockhardt says that it will launch its generic version of GSK’s Flonase fluticasone nasal spray in the US immediately after having received approval from the US FDA. The company will… Read more . . .
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Launched officially on January 1, 2012, Lustren Consulting is now offering “specialist management consultancy for device development in the healthcare industry” with particular expertise in inhalation device development. The company, which was unofficially introduced at… Read more . . .
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The European Patent Office has granted patent number EP 2315580 B1 to Massachusetts biotech company Pulmatrix for “Pharmaceutical formulations and methods for treating respiratory tract infections.” The patent covers “both dry powder and liquid formulations… Read more . . .
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California-based Elevation Pharmaceuticals has announced closing of $30 million in Series B financing for development of its lead product, EP-101, a glycopyrrolate inhalation solution for the treatment of COPD. Novo Ventures, a new investor, led… Read more . . .
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Pharmaxis has announced that it “filed a minor resubmission with the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC)” for its Bronchitol mannitol dry powder inhaler for the treatment of cystic fibrosis. According to the company, the committee’s… Read more . . .
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Days after an FDA committee recommended approval of its lead product, Adasuve inhaled loxapine for the treatment of agitation in schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, Alexza Pharmaceuticals has announced that it is “exploring strategic options to… Read more . . .
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Effective January 1 2012, the Seretide salmeterol xinafoate/fluticasone propionate Accuhaler 100 will cost £18 in the UK, a reduction of 42%. The price reduction is expected to save the National Health Service (NHS) £6.9 million… Read more . . .
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ISTA Pharmaceuticals has rejected an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from Valeant Pharmaceuticals to acquire all of its outstanding shares on the grounds that the offer “was grossly inadequate.” ISTA’s board voted unanimously against the proposal. The… Read more . . .
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