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FDA Panel Backs Benefits of Spiriva

Finance World News Update by EQUITIES Magazine

The Food and Drug Administration’s panel of lung specialists voted 11-1 in favor of new labeling about the benefits of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Spiriva Handihaler, which is approved to treat lung disease.

 

The Germany-based company submitted studies to federal regulators saying Spiriva decreases side effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, such as coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. Spiriva is co-marketed in the U.S. by the world’s largest drug maker, Pfizer Inc.

 

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