Regulatory
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Unigene Laboratories has issued a statement in response to an FDA announcement of an upcoming advisory committee meeting scheduled for March 5, 2013 to discuss whether the benefits of calcitonin salmon outweigh the risk. The… Read more . . .
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The FDA’s Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee has scheduled discussion of a number of new drug applications for inhalation products in the next few months. The meetings are open to the public and will be available… Read more . . .
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GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance have submitted a marketing application to the EMA for their umeclidinium bromide (UMEC)/vilanterol (VI) dry powder inhaler for the treatment of COPD. The product, which is delivered using the Ellipta DPI, would… Read more . . .
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The FDA has approved Alexza Pharmaceutical’s Adasuve loxapine inhalation powder for the treatment of agitation in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder. The Staccato loxapine inhaler will be available only under a Risk Evaluation… Read more . . .
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Acorda Therapeutics says that it has completed its acquisition of Neuronex, including Neuronex’s diazepam nasal spray formulation, for $6.8 million. The company also announced that it plans to submit a 505(b)(2) NDA in 2013 for… Read more . . .
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GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance say that they have submitted an NDA to the US FDA for an umeclidinium bromide (UMEC)/vilanterol (VI) dry powder inhaler for the treatment of COPD to be marketed under the name “Anoro… Read more . . .
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The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion regarding Alexza Pharmaceutical’s marketing application for Adasuve Staccato loxapine for the treatment of agitation in… Read more . . .
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An effort to return remaining units of Primatene Mist epinephrine inhalers to the market failed in the US House of Representatives on December 12, 2012 by a vote of 229-182. Primatene Mist, a CFC-propelled MDI… Read more . . .
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The FDA issued a letter to Alcon dated November 13, 2012 regarding a sales aid that the agency says overstates the efficacy of Alcon’s Patanase olopatadine hydrochloride nasal spray. In the four-page letter, the agency… Read more . . .
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Maryland-based CRO Next Breath, which specializes in OINDP analysis, has announced that an October 15, 2012 GMP inspection by the FDA found the company’s Baltimore facility to be compliant. The inspection resulted in no Form… Read more . . .
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