Haselmeier said today that it entered into an exclusive agreement with Stevanato Group to license the Axis-D pen injector and intellectual property for the development, manufacturing and supply of the device for diabetes care. Haselmeier’s Axis-D auto-injector pen is approved for use by the European Medical Agency and the FDA, among other regulatory bodies. The […]
Auto-injectors
FDA approves ready-to-use liquid glucagon from Xeris
Xeris Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:XERS) said yesterday that the FDA has approved its Gvoke glucagon injection for the treatment of hypoglycemia. Gvoke is a ready-to-use, room-temperature, stable liquid glucagon designed to treat severe hypoglycemia in pediatric and adult patients with Type 1 diabetes aged two years old or above. Chicago-based Xeris’ Gvoke may be administered with a pre-filled […]
Medtronic lands reimbursement for MiniMed 670G pump in Germany
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today it has secured reimbursement for its MiniMed 670G insulin pump system from regulators in Germany. The German Federal Association of the Statutory Health Insurances (GKV-SV) granted reimbursement for the smart insulin pump for patients with type 1 diabetes, according to the company. In May, Medtronic released real-world data from more than 8 […]
Clearside Biomedical, Regenxbio ink sales deal for gene therapy microinjector
Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) has agreed to grant Regenxbio (NSDQ:RGNX) the option to an exclusive worldwide license to sell Clearside’s SCS gene therapy microinjector. The option and licensing deal is potentially worth more than $130 million, the companies said. The SCS microinjector is designed to deliver adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies to treat wet age-related macular […]
Enable Injections inks deal with Genentech
Enable Injections said yesterday that it entered a developmental partnership with Genentech for the Enable enFuse device. Cincinnati-based Enable’s enFuse is an on-body drug delivery platform containing a drug transfer system compatible with syringes and vial containers. Currently, the enFuse is being developed for subcutaneous delivery of large volumes potentially rising to 50 mL. The […]
Teva launches generic EpiPen Jr.
Teva (NYSE:TEVA) today announced that its FDA-approved generic EpiPen Jr. auto-injector is available in the U.S. The device wholesales to most retail pharmacies in packs of two for $300, or $150 per pen. Teva’s product is less than half the cost of Mylan’s non-generic EpiPen Jr., which lists at $643.89 per two-pack at Drugs.com. ”We’re […]
Windgap Medical inks deal with Denmark’s ALK for epinephrine auto-injector
Windgap Medical last week announced a strategic partnership with ALK-Abelló to commercialize its epinephrine auto-injector to treat anaphylactic shock. ALK will have exclusive, worldwide sales and distribution rights for the Windgap epinephrine auto-injector through the deal in exchange for technical and sales milestone payments and tiered royalties on net sales in the U.S. The companies […]
Mylan agrees to settle SEC EpiPen probe for $30 million
Mylan (NSDQ:MYL) is nearing a $30 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over an investigation involving the company’s EpiPen auto-injector and the Medicaid drug rebate program. The SEC probe was announced in 2016, shortly after Mylan agreed to pay $465 million to the U.S. Department of Justice to settle claims that it […]
ARS Pharmaceuticals wins fast track status for epinephrine nasal spray
ARS Pharmaceuticals said this week that it won fast track status from the FDA for its investigational intranasal epinephrine spray, ARS-1. The San Diego, Calif.-based company’s device is designed to be an easy-to-use treatment for people suffering from severe allergic reactions to food, drugs and insect bites. ARS Pharmaceuticals reported that the ARS-1 aqueous intranasal […]
Teva aims for 25% of U.S. EpiPen market by 2020
Teva (NYSE:TEVA) expects its generic EpiPen auto-injector to claim 25% of the U.S. market by the end of this year, according to a report from Seeking Alpha. For years, Mylan‘s (NSDQ:MYL) brand-name emergency allergy device has dominated the markets. But the company faced widespread criticism in 2016 when reports revealed that Mylan hiked the price of the […]