Boehringer Ingelheim said yesterday that results from a study of its Spiolto Respimat inhaler showed benefits including improving symptoms and lung function in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Spiolto Respimat is a soft-mist inhaler designed for the treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with COPD. A pooled analysis exploring COPD treatment with the tiotropium-based […]
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Sunovion launches inhaled COPD therapy in U.S.
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals launched its Lonhala Magnair drug in the U.S. for the long-term maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the company reported today. Sunovion touts its drug as the first nebulized long-acting muscarinic antagonist approved to treat COPD in the U.S. The product is delivered using the Magnair nebulizer […]
Boehringer Ingelheim inks outcomes-based contract with pharmacy benefit manager for diabetes drug
Boehringer Ingelheim has inked an outcomes-based contract with pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics for its oral Type II diabetes drug, Jardiance. The medication is designed to cut the risk of cardiovascular death in adult patients with Type II diabetes and established heart disease. As part of Prime’s CareCentered Contracting program, the outcomes-based deal will focus […]
Sunovion wins FDA nod for inhaled COPD therapy
The FDA has approved Sunovion Pharmaceutical‘s Lonhala Magnair system for the long-term treatment of airflow obstruction in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the company reported today. The drug-device combo, also known as Sun-101/eFlow, is the first nebulized long-acting muscarinic antagonist approved for the treatment of COPD in the U.S. The system includes a portable […]
Boehringer Ingelheim, Anthem partner for largest real-world COPD trial
As part of a research collaboration launched in 2014, Boehringer Ingelheim and Anthem have partnered to study people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in real-world settings to assess how commonly-prescribed drugs may reduce the occurrence of COPD exacerbations. The team, which also includes Anthem’s outcomes research subsidiary HealthCore, plans to investigate whether adding an inhaled […]
Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jardiance cuts risk of cardiovascular death in T2D patients
Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) touted post-hoc analyses today showing that Jardiance reduced the risk of cardiovascular death in people with Type II diabetes and established cardiovascular disease, independent of blood sugar control at the start of the study. The companies also reported a reduced risk in cardiovascular death when Jardiance was added to first […]
Mylan, Theravance’s inhaled COPD therapy proves safe in late-stage trial
Mylan (NSDQ:MYL) and Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (NSDQ:TBPH) touted safety data yesterday from the late-stage trial of its once-daily inhaled bronchodilator, revefenacin, in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. If approved, revefenacin would be the first nebulized long-acting muscarinic antagonist on the market for COPD patients in the U.S. Revefenacin was generally well-tolerated among the 1,055 patients who participated in the […]
Leukemia trial to match patients with drugs based on genetic biomarkers
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society said today that its expanding its Beat AML Master trial to include five investigational treatments for acute myeloid leukemia. The trial, which launched in October last year, has enrolled 70 patients and has garnered support by Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:ALXN), Boehringer Ingelheim, Celgene (NSDQ:CELG) and Gilead Sciences (NSDQ:GILD), all of which are providing investigational […]
Nanoparticles: An industry buzzword meets reality
Young startups backed by nanoparticle tech face a world hurdles before reaching the clinic. It’s been decades since the first innovations with nanotechnology – and experts are asking, “Where are all the drugs?” It’s been more than 20 years since the FDA approved the first nanoparticle drug, Doxil. At the time, nanoparticles were heralded as a […]
ATS Roundup: Emulate models viral infection in “asthma-on-a-chip”
Emulate‘s small airway-lung chip could help researchers study viral-induced exacerbations of asthma, according to data presented this week at the American Thoracic Society’s annual meeting. The studies were conducted as part of the company’s partnership with (NYSE:MRK). The collaborative project was designed to enable development of new anti-inflammatory treatments for patients with asthma, according to Emulate. […]
