GSK ’s triple-med COPD inhaler wins recommendation for approval in EU

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) and Innoviva (NSDQ:INVA) said today that a European Medicines Agency panel recommended marketing authorization for the Trelegy Ellipta triple-combination inhaler for adults with COPD. The device uses fluticasone furoate, umeclidinium and vilanterol to help adults with COPD who are not adequately treated by a combination of an inhaled corticosteroid and a long-acting beta2-agonist. It’s also the first once-daily single inhaler triple therapy to win a positive opinion by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, the companies reported. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News. The post GSK’s triple-med COPD inhaler wins recommendation for approval in EU appeared first on MassDevice.
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