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Swedish inhaled product developer Iconovo has announced a deal with Japanese pharmaceutical company TOA for development of Iconovo’s ICOone unit dose dry powder inhaler for the treatment of asthma and COPD. TOA’s Nishihongo facility includes… Read more . . .

Belgian pharmaceutical company UCB has acquired the rights to Proximagen’s USL261 midazolam nasal spray for $150 million up front and potential milestone payments of up to $220 million, the company said. An NDA for USL261… Read more . . .

According to Opiant Pharmaceuticals, the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded the company a 3-year grant of about $7.4 million for development of OPNT003 intranasal nalmefene for the treatment… Read more . . .

US health insurer Highmark Inc. has announced that it signed an outcomes-based contract with AstraZeneca for Symbicort that provides for a rebate from AstraZeneca if the inhaler does not reduce COPD or asthma symptoms in… Read more . . .

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals has launched Lonhala Magnair glycopyrrolate inhalation solution for the treatment of COPD in the US, the company said. Lonhala Magnair, also known as SUN-101/eFlow, was approved by the FDA in December 2017. In… Read more . . .

A Texas-based startup called TFF Pharmaceuticals announced that it raised $14 million in a Series A preferred stock offering and that it plans to use the funds for development of dry powder formulations for the… Read more . . .

According to Arch Biopartners, the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued US Patent 9,925,206, “Compositions and Methods for Treating Bacterial Infection,” which covers the composition of AB569 sodium nitrite/ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), to the University… Read more . . .

US-based Convexity Scientific has announced the availability of its Flyp handheld ultrasonic nebulizer, which the company says received FDA clearance in May 2017. The Flyp nebulizer is lighter weight than a smartphone, the company said,… Read more . . .

Evoke Pharma announced that an amendment of its agreement with Mallinckrodt allows for deferral of milestone payments due on acceptance of review of the company’s NDA for Gimoti intranasal metoclopramide for the treatment of gastroparesis… Read more . . .