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Latest Drug Delivery News
A higher dose nicotine patch, Nicorette Invisipatch, launched in the UK
For those contemplating a New Year resolution to quit smoking, McNeil Products (Johnson & Johnson) has just the thing: it is introducing a higher dose, 25mg nicotine patch, Nicorette Invisipatch, in the UK in January.
Monday 5 January 2009
NovaDel's zolpidem spray approved in the US
NovaDel's oral spray formulation of zolpidem tartrate, Zolpimist 5mg and 10mg, has been approved by the US FDA for the short-term treatment of insomnia characterised by difficulty in falling asleep.
Wednesday 31 December 2008
Glenmark expects early launch of Napo's crofelemer
Monday 29 December 2008
Archemix seals $1.4 billion deal with GSK
Archemix and GlaxoSmithKline are to develop seven aptamer therapeutics for inflammatory diseases in a deal worth $1.4 billion.
Monday 29 December 2008
Roche tapping Asian drug delivery expertise
Monday 22 December 2008
Prasugrel receives CHMP nod
The EU's CHMP has granted a positive opinion recommending approval of Lilly and Daiichi Sankyo's novel antiplatelet therapy prasugrel (Efient, 5mg and 10mg film-coated tablets), giving a boost to the product which has twice seen delays in its US approval process.
Monday 22 December 2008
AcelRx's sufentanil NanoTabs effective in pain
Thursday 18 December 2008
Taiwan links with AmVac for nasal bird flu vaccine
AmVac is to supply its novel adjuvant technology to Taiwan's National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) for use in a development-stage intranasal vaccine against the H5N1 bird flu virus.
Thursday 18 December 2008
Japan now part of global dapagliflozin alliance
AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb have extended their global alliance for the development and commercialisation of dapagliflozin to Japan, the only country excluded from the original agreement.
Wednesday 10 December 2008
Bausch & Lomb eyes US besifloxacin launch following panel endorsement
Bausch & Lomb's novel fluoroquinolone Optura (besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension, 0.6%) should be approved for treating bacterial conjunctivitis, the US FDA's outside experts said on December 5th.
Tuesday 9 December 2008
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