Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:CPIX) said today that it acquired exclusive U.S. rights to Nordic Group‘s injectable methotrexate product line to treat rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, severe psoriatic arthritis, and severe disabling psoriasis. Nordic Group has registered the product line for patient use in European countries, so Cumberland will register and commercialize the products in the U.S. […]
Drug-Device Combinations
Cellnovo files 510(k) for connected diabetes management system
Cellnovo (EPA:CLNV) said today that it has filed for 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its diabetes management system. Paris-based Cellnovo touts its system as the 1st mobile, connected diabetes management system. Tubeless and compact, the company’s insulin pump has a mobile touchscreen controller with an integrated blood glucose meter. Data from insulin injections and blood-glucose levels are […]
Injectable opioid dependence treatment succeeds in clinical trial
Camarus AB (STO:CAMX) and Braeburn Pharmaceuticals said this week that a late-stage trial of its injectable opioid dependence treatment was successful. CMAX shares surged 16% at the beginning of the week following the announcement. The injectable buprenorphine therapy could be another treatment used to combat the growing opioid epidemic in the United States, which claimed the lives […]
Clearside Biomedical launches trial for Zuprata
Clearside Biomedical (NSDQ:CLSD) said today that it enrolled the 1st patient in clinical trial of its suspension formulation of corticosteroid triamcinolone acetonide, Zuprata, for the treatment of diabetic macular edema. The Alpharetta, Ga.-based company’s Hulk Phase I/II trial is an open-label, multi-center study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy Zuprata administered in the suprachoroidal space […]
China’s Uni-Bio Science, Luqa Pharmaceuticals ink deal for dermatology drug-device combos
Uni-Bio Science (HKG:0690) said today that it inked a strategic partnership with Luqa Pharmaceuticals for the marketing of dermatology drug-device combination products. According to the agreement, the China-based companies can co-promote drugs or medical devices for the treatment of dermatological disorders, including existing products. The 3-year promotion agreement, with an option to renew for 2 more years, enables […]
Touch Surgery, Pacira to develop knee surgery sim
Touch Surgery and Pacira Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:PCRX) launched the Exparel knee training simulation for the Touch Surgery app, designed to provide clinicians with a virtual training experience for administering the bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension in total knee arthroplasty. The simulation includes a 3D environment where clinical decisions and viewpoints are all dictated by the user and simulates […]
Seals key in new Ypsomed insulin pump
Swiss medtech company Ypsomed (SWX:YPSN) launched a portable, light-weight insulin pump with seals designed by Freudenberg Sealing Technologies. The pump, mylife YpsoPump, was introduced into the European market today. Insulin pumps, which continually transport insulin into patients, must have a very precise dosing mechanism. To facilitate a reliable measurement within the pump, there must be as […]
OCUL’s Dextenza meets endpoints in pivotal study
Ocular Therapeutix (NSDQ:OCUL) said today that its post-surgical ocular pain reliever, Dextenza, met both primary endpoints in a pivotal trial for the treatment of post-surgical ocular inflammation and pain. The product is a bioresorbable intracanalicular insert, designed for drug release to the ocular surface for up to 30 days. The randomized, double-masked study enrolled 438 patients who were […]
Are tiny ‘supermagnets’ the future of drug delivery?
Researchers from Quingdou University of Science and Technology in China developed a method to produce “supermagnets” that could one day be used as targeted drug delivery vehicles. The team’s work was published in Physics Letters A. Some magnetic materials are small enough that their magnetization randomly flips according to temperature; when scientists apply a magnetic field […]
BD, JDRF ink deal for extended-wear insulin delivery device
Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) said today that it inked a research collaboration supported by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to develop an extended-wear insulin delivery device. The collaboration is a 2-year funding commitment from JDRF to extend the lifetime of insulin infusion-delivery devices. Insulin infusion sets are cleared by the FDA for up to 3 days of […]
