Tag: SLEEP PHARMACEUTICALS

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Pharmacological

Investigational Sleep Apnea Pill Continues to Show Meaningful Benefit

Apnimed, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing oral pharmacologic treatments to address obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and related disorders, today announced positive data across multiple endpoints from a Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, four-period, single-dose crossover factorial clinical trial (APC-003), and a 28-day open-label extension study, evaluating AD109 as […]

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Respiratory

Philip Morris Acquires Inhaled Respiratory Drug Company

Philip Morris International Inc. announced its acquisition of OtiTopic, a U.S. respiratory drug development company with a late-stage inhalable acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) treatment for acute myocardial infarction. If approved, the treatment can address the significant unmet medical need of the over 83 million people, in the U.S. alone, at intermediate […]

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Pharmacological

Apnimed Sleep Apnea Pill Secures $25 Million in Financing

Apnimed raised $25 million in a Series B financing led by existing investor, Morningside Ventures, and joined by new investors, Seligman Investments and Tao Capital Partners. The proceeds will support Apnimed’s ongoing development and commercialization plans. The company is advancing its lead program, AD109, an oral disease-modifying therapeutic for the […]

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Pharmacological

Jazz Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of Sunosi for EDS and OSA

Sunosi is the first and only dual-acting dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor approved by the FDA to improve wakefulness in adults living with excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy or obstructive sleep apnea  Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Sunosi™ (solriamfetol) to improve wakefulness in adult patients […]