Medical
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Almirall has opened a new affiliate in Toronto, Canada. Having a presence in Canada will help the company roll out its recently approved aclidinium DPI for COPD, among other drugs, Almirall says. The company will… Read more . . .
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A study by the Childhood Asthma Management Program (CAMP) Research Group published online in the New England Journal of Medicine on September 3 finds that children who received 400 μg of inhaled budesonide daily for… Read more . . .
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The FDA briefing materials for the September 5, 2012 meeting of the Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee, which will consider the use of Novartis’s Tobi tobramycin inhalation powder (TIP) for the treatment of P. aeruginosa infections… Read more . . .
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According to Novartis, the latest Phase 3 study of the QVA149 indacaterol/glycopyrronium DPI demonstrated a significant reduction in exacerbations of moderate-to-severe COPD compared to the Seebri Breezhaler glycopyrronium bromide DPI alone. The company says that… Read more . . .
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Daiichi Sankyo has announced positive Phase 3 results for its Inavir laninamivir octanoate hydrate dry powder inhaler as a prophylactic antiviral. According to the company, the study found that Inavir produced statistically significant reductions in… Read more . . .
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Lightlake Therapeutics has announced what it called “very encouraging preliminary results” from a Phase 2 clinical trial of its naloxone nasal spray for the treatment of binge eating disorder. According to the company, the randomized,… Read more . . .
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According to Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Zetonna ciclesonide nasal aerosol for the treatment of perennial and seasonal allergic rhinitis is now available throughout the US. The company announced in May that it would launch the product by… Read more . . .
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Health Canada has issued an advisory to health care professionals that “AstraZeneca Canada has received a small number of product complaints for Pulmicort Turbuhaler, 200 µg per metered dose (200 doses) regarding the malfunction of… Read more . . .
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The UK Department of Health has announced that Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has agreed to a flu vaccination program recommended by a committee of independent experts that will provide MedImmune’s Fluenz intranasal vaccine to all… Read more . . .
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Supermarket chain Asda says that it will become the first retailer in the UK to sell asthma reliever inhalers over the counter when its pharmacies begin offering salbutamol (albuterol) inhalers for sale on July 24.… Read more . . .
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