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Adherium looks to give doctors a window into their patients’ lives
To control an asthma patient’s symptoms, doctors will prescribe an inhaler to stop symptoms from cropping up and a rescue inhaler to be used if patients find themselves in the middle of an asthma...
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On second try, TherapeuticsMD lands FDA nod for vaginal capsule
TherapeuticsMD (NSDQ:TXMD) said today that it won FDA approval for its applicator-free estradiol vaginal capsule, TX-004HR. The soft-gel capsule is designed to treat moderate-to-severe vaginal pain...
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Titan, Braeburn end commercialization deal for Probuphine drug-delivery implant
Titan Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:TTNP) and Braeburn Pharmaceuticals said today that they plan to end a 2012 licensing agreement that gave Braeburn exclusive rights to commercialize Probuphine in the U.S....
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Propeller raises $20m and prepares to extend reach beyond digital inhalers
Digital therapeutics company Propeller Health and drug-delivery device-maker Aptar Pharma are teaming up, yet again, to develop an array of connected drug-delivery devices. The pair has worked together...
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Common Sensing, Flex partner to redesign digital insulin pen sensor
Image courtesy of Common Sensing Common Sensing said today that it has enlisted design company Flex to help redesign its Gocap insulin pen device. Flex is tasked with finding materials to help extend...
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Apotex recalls allergy nasal spray due to glass particles
Apotex yesterday issued a voluntary recall of one lot of fluticasone propionate allergy nasal spray devices, noting that they may contain small glass particles. The company first discovered the issue...
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EMA committee recommends approval for migraine prevention drug
Novartis (NYSE:NVS) said today that a committee for the European Medicines Agency has recommended that the regulatory agency approve Aimovig, a self-administered drug designed to prevent migraines in...
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FDA’s Gottlieb: Drug shortages are an ‘inevitable consequence of an imperfect...
When doctors and nurses are faced with a shortage of medically necessary drugs, they are forced to make challenging decisions about how to ration whatever they have left. FDA commissioner Dr. Scott...
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FDA clears Insulet’s Omnipod Dash insulin management system
Insulet (NSDQ:PODD) said today that the FDA granted 510(k) clearance to its Omnipod Dash insulin management system. The system wirelessly connects the company’s Personal Diabetes Manager with its...
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Medtech veteran Mir Imran wants to replace injections with the ‘robotic pill’
Companies have tried for decades to deliver protein-based drugs orally. Can Mir Imran and his company’s robotic pill succeed where so many have failed? Mir Imran has been building medical device...
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BD partners with Helmer Scientific to launch drug-dispensing system for...
Becton Dickinson (NYSE: BDX) said today that it’s teaming up with Helmer Scientific to launch a medical-grade refrigerated solution that automatically dispenses medications. Automated medication...
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Hospira issues nationwide recall for opioid overdose reversal drug
Pfizer’s Hospira unit this week voluntarily recalled two lots of a drug used to reverse the course of an opioid overdose. The company’s naxolone injection, sold in its Carpuject single-use cartridge...
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Beta Bionics taps Senseonics’ implantable glucose monitor for artificial...
Senseonics‘ (NYSE:SENS) said today that it inked a deal to integrate glucose data from its Eversense continuous glucose monitoring system into Beta Bionics‘ investigational iLet bionic pancreas....
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AcelRx tackles acute pain with sublingual drug-delivery tech
While pain medicine specialist Dr. Pamela Palmer was working at the University of California-San Francisco, she noticed something peculiar was happening to patients undergoing surgery – many who...
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Pavmed lands $10m from oversubscribed rights offering
Pavmed (NSDQ:PAVM) said today that it expects to reel in $10.4 million in gross proceeds from an oversubscribed rights offering that expired this week. The New York-based company received subscriptions...
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Precision NanoSystems raises $6m to fund nanomedicine manufacturing tech
Vancouver-based Precision NanoSystems said today that it closed a $6m Series B round, with investments from 5AM Ventures, Telegraph Hill Partners and Rising Tide Fund. The company is slated to use its...
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Noble aims to put patients at ease with auto-injector training devices
In the early days of auto-injectors, people learned how to use their devices by practicing with the skin of an orange, according to Noble‘s research manager, Joe Reynolds. “The rationale was ‘Well,...
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Researchers deliver cardiac stem cell therapy in preclinical trial using...
Researchers have developed a small device designed to halt the effects of a heart attack by delivering a stem cell therapy directly to damaged cardiac tissue. In a study published in Nature Biomedical...
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Propeller Health touts investment from McKesson Ventures
Building on a $20 million funding round announced last month, Propeller Health said today that it landed an investment of an undisclosed amount from McKesson Ventures. The company is looking to expand...
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Noble launches AdhereIT platform for self-injection training
Noble this week launched its connected device platform, AdhereIT, to provide people that use auto-injectors with real-time feedback regarding their injection. Users can attach the AdhereIT system to an...
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