News
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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 . . .
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Copley Scientific CEO Mark Copley discusses the recently published USP Chapter <1602> for testing “Spacers & Valved Holding Chambers Used with Inhalation Aerosols” Q: What does this new USP Chapter cover? A: Chapter <1602>, published… Read more . . .
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Swedish instrument company Inhalation Sciences has announced the appointment of Lena Heffler as its new CEO effective May 7, 2018. She will succeed Fredrik Sjövall, who is expected to become Chairman of the Board. Heffler… Read more . . .
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The FDA has issued a revised draft guidance, “Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) and Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) Products – Quality Considerations.” The guidance is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on April 19, 2018;… Read more . . .
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Insys Therapeutics has announced that it plans to advance clinical research of a breath activated dronabinol (THC) inhaler in the second half of 2018. The company said that it plans to develop the inhaler for… Read more . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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Penthrox, a methoxyflurane inhaler, has been approved in Canada for short-term relief of moderate to severe pain resulting from trauma or medical procedures, Medical Developments International (MDI) said. The company announced in June 2017 that… Read more . . .
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Pulmotect has closed on a $12 million Series B round to fund continued clinical development of its PUL-042 inhaled immune stimulant, the company said. Pulmotect has now received more than $25 million in funding for… Read more . . .
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Pneuma Respiratory, which introduced a digital soft mist inhaler in November 2017, has announced the appointment of former Boehringer Ingelheim VP of Respiratory Products Steven Kesten as its new President and Chief Medical Officer. Since… Read more . . .
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July 13-July 16: 2026 ISAM Congress, Taipei, Taiwan
September 15-September 18: DDL New Researcher Network Summer Event, London, UK
September 16-September 17: IPAC-RS 2026 Nasal Innovation Forum, Jersey City, NJ, USA
September 24-September 25: Inhaled & Nasal Biologics | DNA Forum, Cambridge, UK
October 14-October 15: Advancing Bioequivalence Frameworks for Inhalation and Nasal Drug Products: Optimizing In Vitro, In Vivo, and In Silico Methods, Rockville, MD, USA