Regency Therapeutics has announced the initiation of the 18-month AMPED (Acute Management of Pain from the Emergency Department) registry study to compare patient response to Sprix ketorolac tromethamine nasal spray used to treat pain in emergency departments to outcomes for patients prescribe oral narcotics. The study will be conducted in 15 hospitals, including the … [Read more...] about Regency launches study of Sprix ketorolac nasal spray
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Alexza resubmits Adasuve inhaled loxapine NDA
Alexza Pharmaceuticals says that it has resubmitted its NDA for Adasuve inhaled loxapine for the treatment of agitation in patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia; the company received a Complete Response Letter for the Adasuve NDA in May 2012. The company says that it expects a response from the FDA as to how the resubmission will be classified and the new … [Read more...] about Alexza resubmits Adasuve inhaled loxapine NDA
GSK gets rights to certain Liquidia Technologies inhalation candidates
GlaxoSmithKline has acquired rights to several inhaled drug candidates manufactured using Liquidia Technologies' PRINT (Particle Replication In Non-Wetting Templates) platform. The PRINT nanofabrication technology produces particles with narrow size distribution and any desired shape. According to Liquidia, the total value of the deal, including an upfront payment, … [Read more...] about GSK gets rights to certain Liquidia Technologies inhalation candidates
Hovione sales up 24%
Particle design and dry powder inhalation specialist Hovione has announced that sales for the fiscal year that ended in March, 2012 increased to $180 million,a 24% increase over the previous year. In addition to inhalation formulation development and manufacturing, the company also licenses its proprietary dry powder inhalers. Hovione CFO Miguel Calado commented, … [Read more...] about Hovione sales up 24%
MicroDose Therapeutx and Moerae Matrix to collaborate on inhaled MK2 inhibitor
MicroDose Therapeutx and Moerae Matrix have agreed to collaborate on development of a dry powder inhaler, using MicroDose DPI technology to deliver Moerae’s MMI-0100 MK2 inhibitor for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). There are no treatments for IPF currently approved in the US. According to the companies, "MMI-0100 is a selective inhibitor of … [Read more...] about MicroDose Therapeutx and Moerae Matrix to collaborate on inhaled MK2 inhibitor
Judge rules for Apotex in Merck’s Nasonex patent infringement suit
According to Bloomberg News, Merck plans to appeal a ruling by Judge Peter Sheridan of the US District Court for the District of New Jersey that Merck failed to prove its allegation that Apotex infringed on its Nasonex patent. At the same time, the judge upheld the validity of the patent, which Apotex had challenged. Apotex filed an ANDA for mometasone nasal … [Read more...] about Judge rules for Apotex in Merck’s Nasonex patent infringement suit
Rigel licenses inhaled JAK inhibitor to AstraZeneca
Rigel Pharmaceuticals has granted AstraZeneca an exclusive worldwide license for development and commercialization of its R256 inhaled JAK inhibitor for the treatment for moderate to severe asthma. The deal includes an upfront payment of $1 million with a potential $8.25 million in milestone payments by the end of next year; according to the two companies, the total … [Read more...] about Rigel licenses inhaled JAK inhibitor to AstraZeneca
Analyst predicts slight increase in asthma and COPD drug market over next five years
A new report from Transparency Market Research titled "Asthma and COPD Drug Market - Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Trends, Growth and Forecasts, 2010 - 2017" predicts an increase in the asthma and COPD drug market from ~25 billion in 2010 to ~27 billion in 2017. The report suggests that price erosion and the expiration of patents with few novel drugs … [Read more...] about Analyst predicts slight increase in asthma and COPD drug market over next five years
Civitas initiates Phase 2a study of inhaled L-dopa
Civitas Therapeutics has announced the initiation of a Phase 2a clinical trial of its CVT-301 inhaled L-dopa for the treatment of motor fluctuations in patients with Parkinson’s disease. CVT-301 is formulated and delivered using the company's proprietary Arcus dry powder technology. Development of the product is being funded in part by the Michael J. Fox Foundation … [Read more...] about Civitas initiates Phase 2a study of inhaled L-dopa
Impel NeuroPharma announces advances in development of pressurized olfactory device
Impel NeuroPharma says that a study has shown that its Pressurized Olfactory Device (POD) was preferred 2 to 1 by testers compared to conventional nasal sprays. POD delivers aerosolized drug, both liquid and powder formulations, to the upper nasal cavity, allowing delivery of therapeutics across the blood-brain barrier, according to Impel. The company says that it … [Read more...] about Impel NeuroPharma announces advances in development of pressurized olfactory device