AstraZeneca Says AIRSUPRA Now Commercially Available In US As FDA-approved Option For Asthma
(RTTNews) - AstraZeneca (AZN, AZN.L) announces Monday that AIRSUPRA (albuterol/budesonide) is now commercially available in the US by prescription. AIRSUPRA was approved based on the results from two Phase III trials, MANDALA and DENALI.
AIRSUPRA received FDA approval in January 2023 for the as-needed treatment or prevention of symptoms of asthma and to help prevent sudden severe breathing problems (asthma attacks) in people aged 18 years and older.
AIRSUPRA contains a short-acting beta2-agonist (SABA) to help relax the smooth muscles of the airways, and an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), to help decrease inflammation in the lungs.
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Amgen's Bkemv Approved As First Interchangeable Biosimilar To Soliris
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Amazon, Microsoft, Pfizer To Invest Billions In French Projects
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AstraZeneca To Withdraw Its Covid-19 Vaccine Vaxzevria Worldwide
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Compugen To Receive $10 Mln Payment After Dosing First Patient In AstraZeneca's ARTEMIDE-Bil01 Trial
Cancer immunotherapy company Compugen Ltd. (CGEN) announced Monday that Compugen is entitled to receive a $10 million milestone payment from British drug major AstraZeneca (AZN), after the first patient was dosed in AstraZeneca's ARTEMIDE-Bil01 trial with rilvegostomig.
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Allorion Therapeutic Inks Agreement With AstraZeneca For EGFR L858R Allosteric Inhibitor Program
Allorion Therapeutics, a US and China-based biotechnology company, on Tuesday entered into an exclusive option and global license agreement with British drug major AstraZeneca plc (AZN) to develop and commercialize a novel epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) L858R mutated allosteric inhibitor, as a potential new treatment for advanced EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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AstraZeneca Files Legal Challenge To Protect Access To Medicines For Cancer And Rare Diseases
AstraZeneca plc (AZN) said Friday it has filed a legal challenge to critical aspects of the drug price negotiation provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to help protect access to medicines for cancer and rare disease patients.
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AstraZeneca Q2 Profit Surges, Signs Gene Therapy Deal With Pfizer; Stock Up
Shares of AstraZeneca Plc were gaining around 4 percent in London trading as well as around 5 percent in pre-market activity on Nasdaq after the British drug major reported Friday significantly higher profit for its second quarter. Top line beat market estimates. Further, the company maintained its outlook for fiscal 2023, expecting growth. In addition, AstraZeneca noted that its Rare Disease ...
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AstraZeneca Partners Vanguard Renewables To Use Renewable Natural Gas In The U.S. By End Of 2026
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, British drug major AstraZeneca plc (AZN, AZN.L) is partnering with Vanguard Renewables to enable the delivery of renewable natural gas (RNG) to all of its sites in the United States by the end of 2026.
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