Alimera Sciences (NSDQ:ALIM) said today that it inked an exclusive distribution deal with Spain-based Brill Pharma for its Iluvien sustained-release intravitreal implant. According to the agreement, Brill Pharma will promote, market and commercialize the diabetic macular edema implant in Spain. It will also negotiate with the Spanish Ministry of Health on the implant’s public price and […]
Implants
Intersect ENT seeks FDA nod for Resolve steroid-releasing implant
Intersect ENT (NSDQ:XENT) said today that it submitted a New Drug Application to the FDA for its Resolve steroid-releasing implant to treat chronic sinusitis patients with recurrent sinus obstruction. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company’s implant can be placed during a routine physician office visit and is designed to be a less invasive treatment option for recurrent […]
Study: Localized delivery of chemo improves prognosis of recurrent glioblastoma
Researchers from Amrita University in India demonstrated that localized and sustained delivery of a chemotherapeutic agent in brain tumors can improve the prognosis of recurrent glioblastoma. The team’s work was published in Scientific Reports. Although new drugs have been developed for glioblastoma multiforme, the overall survival rate for patients remains dismally low at 12 months, with […]
FDA asks Titan for more info before clinical trial of ropinirole implant
Titan Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:TTNP) said today that the FDA put a hold on the clinical trial of its ropinirole implant and told the company to submit more information to the federal watchdog. After it completed an initial review of the implant’s Investigational New Drug application, the FDA asked Titan for final release test data on its ropinirole […]
Intersect ENT wins FDA nod for Propel Contour steroid-releasing implant
Intersect ENT (NSDQ:XENT) said today that it won FDA approval for its Propel Contour steroid-releasing implant for the treatment of chronic sinusitis in the frontal and maxillary sinsuses. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company’s portfolio of steroid-releasing implants are used in patients undergoing ethmoid, frontal or maxillary surgeries to treat chronic sinusitis. “The approval of Propel […]
Alimera, Knight seek Canadian regulatory nod for Iluvien intravitreal implant
Alimera Sciences (NSDQ:ALIM) and Knight Therapeutics (TSE:GUD) said today that Health Canada accepted the companies’ New Drug Application for its intravitreal implant, Iluvien. The FDA approved Atlanta-based Alimera’s sustained release intravitreal implant in 2014 to treat diabetic macular edema in patients who have been previously treated with corticosteroids and did not have a clinically significant rise in […]
Tiny magnetic implant delivers drug locally
Researchers from the University of British Columbia have developed a magnetic drug implant that measures just 6 millimeters in diameter and can deliver a drug locally to a targeted tissue. The team’s work was published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials. The device is a silicone sponge with magnetic carbonyl iron particles, wrapped in a round […]
Titan Pharmaceutical’s match-sized implant fights back against opioid addiction
The ongoing opioid crisis in the U.S. is harrowing – 91 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Companies are searching for innovative ways to deliver opioid maintenance treatment to patients that are hoping to get clean. Buprenorphine is a compound used for medication-assisted treatment, traditionally administered […]
Ocular Therapeutix resubmits NDA for Dextenza
Ocular Therapeutix (NSDQ:OCUL) said today that it resubmitted a New Drug Application to the FDA for its post-surgical ocular pain reliever. The hydrogel plug, inserted into a patient’s tear duct, is designed to deliver a sustained dose of dexamethasone over 4 weeks following opthalmic surgery. The Bedford, Mass.-based company has had trouble gaining regulatory approval for the […]
Abbott touts study showing SCS helps curb opioid use in chronic pain patients
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) touted data from a 5,400 patient study evaluating daily opioid use following spinal cord stimulation therapy in patients with chronic pain. The researchers found that average daily opioid use declined or remained steady for patients with a spinal cord stimulation system compared to patient use of opioids prior to the implant. Patients who had the […]
