Regulatory

The FDA has announced the approval of Boehringer Ingelheim's Striverdi Respimat olodaterol SMI for the treatment of COPD. The FDA's Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee (PADAC) recommended approval of Striverdi Respimat in January 2013. The soft mist inhaler was approved in the EU in October 2013. Curtis Rosebraugh, Director of the Office of Drug Evaluation … [Read more...] about Striverdi Respimat approved by the FDA

GlaxoSmithKline has announced that the FDA has approved its Flonase fluticasone propionate nasal spray for the treatment of allergic rhinitis for over-the-counter sale. The approval is for a 50 mcg spray, the same as the current prescription strength. According to GSK, Flonase Allergy Relief will be available over the counter in the US in early 2015. GSK … [Read more...] about FDA approves Flonase for over the counter sales

GlaxoSmithKline has announced that the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved the Incruse Ellipta umeclidinium DPI for the treatment of COPD. Incruse Ellipta was approved in Canada and in Europe in April 2014 and in the US in May 2014. GSK Associate Medical Director Navin Singh said, “We are delighted by the TGA approval of Incruse … [Read more...] about Incruse Ellipta approved in Australia

According to Kentucky-based AntiOp, the company has received Fast Track designation from the FDA for its intranasal naloxone for the reversal of opioid overdose. The company is co-developing the unit-dose nasal spray, its only product, with Reckitt Benckiser and has received approximately $4.5 million in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health and its … [Read more...] about AntiOp gets FDA Fast Track designation for its naloxone nasal spray

Teva has announced that the FDA has accepted its new drug application for an albuterol dry powder inhaler for the treatment of asthma in patients aged 12 and older. In October 2013, Teva indicated that it planned to submit a 505(b)(2) application for ProAir Spiromax by mid-2014. The company is referring to the breath activated multi-dose dry powder inhaler as an … [Read more...] about Teva submits NDA for albuterol dry powder inhaler

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the Anoro Ellipta umeclidinium/vilanterol DPI for the treatment of COPD, GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance have announced. In April 2013, the companies announced that they had submitted a marketing application to the MHLW. The approval triggers a $10 million milestone payment from Theravance to … [Read more...] about Anoro Ellipta approved in Japan

Boehringer Ingelheim has announced that it has applied for approval to market its tiotropium/olodaterol Respimat soft mist inhaler for the treatment of COPD in the EU. Both of the individual drugs in the new combination inhaler are already available as Respimat products; tiotropium delivered by the SMI is marketed as Spiriva Respimat and olodaterol as Striverdi … [Read more...] about BI submits marketing application for tiotropium/olodaterol Respimat in Europe

GSK and Theravance have submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the FDA for the Breo Ellipta fluticasone furoate/vilanterol DPI for the treatment of asthma in patients 12 years old and older, the companies announced. The FDA approved Breo Ellipta 100/25mcg for the treatment of COPD in May 2013. The approval of Breo Ellipta for asthma required a … [Read more...] about GSK and Theravance file sNDA for Breo Ellipta for the treatment of asthma