FDA panel backs Glaxo asthma drug for adults, not adolescents – Reuters


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FDA panel backs Glaxo asthma drug for adults, not adolescents
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The panel voted 16 to 4 that the product, Breo Ellipta, should be approved for once daily treatment of asthma in adults 18 years and older. It voted 19 to 1 that the data did not support approval for use in children aged 12 to 17. The FDA is not
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Theravance/Glaxos Asthma Drug Under FDA Panel Review – Zacks.com

Theravance/Glaxos Asthma Drug Under FDA Panel Review
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We note that Theravance and partner GlaxoSmithKline (GSK – Analyst Report) are seeking to expand the label of Breo Ellipta in the U.S. for the once-daily treatment of asthma in patients aged 12 years and above. A final response from the FDA is expected
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EU Panel Recommends Approval for 6 COPD, Asthma Drugs – Medscape

EU Panel Recommends Approval for 6 COPD, Asthma Drugs
Medscape
The 2 drugs receiving a positive CHMP opinion for treatment of adults with asthma and COPD are the combination of the inhaled corticosteroid budesonide and the long-acting ?2 agonist formoterol, under the brand names of DuoResp Spiromax and BiResp 
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No ‘fish medicine’ for kids, says Andhra rights panel – iNewsOne


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No 'fish medicine' for kids, says Andhra rights panel
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Hyderabad, May 31 (IANS) A fresh controversy hit the famous 'fish medicine' therapy for asthma patients as Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Commission Tuesday ordered that children below the age of 14 should not be administered it.
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Biomarker Panel Identifies Asthma, COPD – Medscape

Biomarker Panel Identifies Asthma, COPD
Medscape
March 11, 2011 — A combination of 4 blood proteins may serve as biomarkers to help clinicians distinguish patients with asthma from those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Australian researchers report. These proteins have "the
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