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AustinPx | August 29, 2022

DisperSol Technologies, LLC, a specialty pharmaceutical company announced the appointment of Tim Scott as president and chief executive officer of the company. At the same time, the company announced that it is changing its name to AustinPx™, Pharmaceutics and Manufacturing, to better reflect the company’s new direction as a contract development and manufacturing organization. Mr. Scott also joins the board of directors of AustinPx. The hiring of Mr. Scott and the comp...

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FUISZ LLC | April 19, 2022

The first patent for Fuisz Pharma LLC's non-invasive urological device platform to alleviate symptoms of BPH, US 11,213,41, entitled "Device and Method for Reducing Urinary Retention," was issued via Fuisz LLC. Fuisz Pharma LLC is still looking for additional patent protection to go along with the one that was obtained. The Fuisz device is non-invasive, simple to use, and has been shown to help initiate urination, minimize dribbling and nocturia, and decrease urine r...

Drugs | April 19, 2020

Despite increased demand for inhalers in some parts of the United States, Americans with asthma shouldn't ration their medications during the coronavirus pandemic, the American Lung Association says. Rescue inhalers are in short supply in some areas because hospitals are giving albuterol to COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms to help them breathe, the group explained. Albuterol is a quick-relief medication used to treat shortness of breath and wheezing in people with asthma and some other...

Jazz Pharmaceuticals | September 09, 2020

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc today announced that the company has signed a new research collaboration agreement with Redx Pharma plc (AIM: REDX) to discover and develop drug candidates for two cancer targets in the Ras/Raf/MAP kinase (MAPK) pathway. This research collaboration follows the previously announced sale of Redx's pre-clinical pan-RAF inhibitor program to Jazz for the potential treatment of Raf and Ras mutant tumors in July 2019. Under the terms of the research collaboration agre...