Pulmatrix (NSDQ:PULM) said yesterday that it inked a deal with Cipla to co-develop and commercialize an inhaled iSperse formulation of the anti-fungal drug itraconazole, intended for treating allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in asthma patients. Lexington, Mass.-based Pulmatrix said that it in the deal, Cipla’s Cipla Tech subsidiary will make an upfront payment of $22 million to Pulmatrix […]
Respiratory
Breath Therapeutics launches Ph3 trial for inhaled liposomal cyclosporine A therapy
Privately-held Breath Therapeutics said today that it kicked off a Phase III clinical program for its liposomal formulation of cyclosporine A for the treatment of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. The company’s primary drug candidate, L-CsA-i, is an inhaled therapy delivered via Pari Pharma‘s investigational eFlow nebulizer. The Boston-1 trial is slated to enroll people with BOS […]
Novartis launches COPD inhalers in China
Novartis (NYSE:NVS) has launched its Ultibro Breezhaler and Seebri Breezhaler in China for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Ultibro Breezhaler system is a once-daily fixed-dose combination of indacaterol and glycopyrronium bromide. Seebri Breezhaler is a fixed-dose formulation of glycopyrronium bromide. The inhaled therapies are approved in more than 90 countries, including the U.S. […]
Propeller Health study suggests 84% of asthma inhaler use performed incorrectly
ResMed (NYSE:RMD) subsidiary Propeller Health today released results from a new study exploring real-world use of asthma rescue and controller inhalers that indicated that the majority of users did not use their inhalers properly. Results from the research were published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, the Madison, Wisc.-based company said. Data in the study […]
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 […]
Cash-strapped Aradigm declares bankruptcy
Aradigm Corp. (NSDQ:ARDM) announced last week that it’s officially declaring bankruptcy. Strapped for cash, the Calif.-based company resigned to filing for Chapter 11 protection after it couldn’t confirm funding from its primary investor and partner, Grifols. “Aradigm intends to commence a process to sell substantially all of its assets to an interested party, subject to Bankruptcy […]
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 […]
Touting pricetag, Mylan launches Advair generic
Mylan (NSDQ:MYL) today announced the launch of its Wixela Inhub product, a generic for GlaxoSmithKline‘s (NYSE:GSK) Advair Diskus device, for people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company touted that its device’s list price is 70% less than Advair Diskus and 67% less than GSK’s generic. The wholesale acquisition costs for Mylan’s Wixela Inhub devices […]
Propeller, Orion to develop digital asthma, COPD therapy
Propeller Health said today that it inked a deal to connect Orion’s Easyhaler line of inhalers for asthma and COPD with Propeller’s digital medicine platform. The two companies plan to co-develop a sensor that will attach to Orion’s inhalers and pair with a mobile app. Propeller touted that its existing digital medicine portfolio includes more […]
Pulmatrix wins FDA nod for PhII trial of inhaled anti-fungal therapy
Pulmatrix (NSDQ:PULM) said today that the FDA approved a Phase II trial of the company’s inhaled formulation of the anti-fungal drug itraconazole for the treatment of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in people with asthma. The Lexington, Mass.-based company plans to kick off the trial in the first half of 2019, with top-line data expected in the second […]