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Grupo Ferrer Internacional has launched Adasuve Staccato loxapine in Germany, triggering a $1.25 million milestone payment to Adasuve developer and manufacturer Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Alexza has announced. Adasuve was approved in the EU in February 2013 for use in hospital settings for the treatment of agitation in schizophrenic or bi-polar patients. Grupo Ferrer … [Read more...] about Adasuve inhaled loxapine launched in Europe

Depomed has announced that it has paid $4 million for US and Canadian rights to Lazanda fentanyl nasal spray from Archimedes Pharma Limited. Lazanda was approved by the FDA for the treatment of breakthrough cancer pain in June 2011, and Archimedes launched the product in the US in October 2011. The product is known as PecFent in Europe, where it was approved in 2010. … [Read more...] about Depomed acquires fentanyl nasal spray from Archimedes

Indian contract research and manufacturing company Kemwell Biopharma has acquired North Carolina-based CRO Cirrus Pharmaceuticals, which offers development services for inhaled and nasal drugs among other dosage forms. Cirrus also provides analytical services for OINDPs. Cirrus President Anthony Hickey comented, "This acquisition is a testament to the tremendous … [Read more...] about Cirrus Pharmaceuticals acquired by Kemwell Biopharma

Mylan has announced that the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia granted a Mylan motion for partial summary judgment and found that Teva's generic formoterol fumarate inhalation solution infringes US Patent No. 6,667,344 on Mylan's Perforomist inhalation solution. The court will hear arguments on other issues in the case later this … [Read more...] about Court finds that Teva’s generic Perforomist infringes on Mylan patent

Insmed Incorporated has announced a proposed underwritten public offering of $60 million of its common stock to fund continued clinical development, regulatory efforts, and commercialization of Arikace inhaled liposomal amikacin, its lead product. The company says that it will also use the funding "to invest in third-party manufacturers and the supply chain in … [Read more...] about Insmed announces public offering of common stock

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York has issued a final judgment and order affirming the validity of five patents related to Mylan's Perforomist formoterol fumarate inhalation solution and stating that Sunovion's Brovana inhalation solution infringes the Mylan patents. Mylan had appealed after the five patents were invalidated in March 2012; two … [Read more...] about Court issues final judgment in Perforomist case in favor of Mylan

According to multi-industry laboratory company Intertek, it has acquired OINDP testing specialist Melbourn Scientific. In its announcement, Intertek cites Melbourn's "profound expertise in all aspects of characterization of orally inhaled and intra-nasal products (OINDP)" and "an increasing demand worldwide for more patient friendly drug delivery methods for optimum … [Read more...] about Melbourn Scientific acquired by Intertek

According to RDD Online, the RDD China meeting scheduled to take place October 16-18, 2013 in Beijing has been cancelled due to "contractual problems which made it impossible for RDD to guarantee the quality of the conference and ensure that all exhibitors and workshop presenters would be treated equitably." The meeting, which was to be co-sponsored by the Chinese … [Read more...] about RDD China cancelled

Avanir Pharmaceuticals has paid $20 million up front to OptiNose for an exclusive North American license for development and commercialization of OptiNose's intranasal low-dose sumatriptan powder for the treatment of acute migraines. OptiNose could receive an additional $90 million in milestone payments and, if the product is approved, Avanir will make royalty … [Read more...] about Avanir makes deal with OptiNose for intranasal sumatriptan powder