BEF, Author at The Boomer Esiason Foundation

March 19, 2019

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced it plans to submit to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in October a new drug application for VX-770, a promising CF therapy. Following is information on the announcement from Vertex and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. FROM THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION...

FDA Approves 25,000 Lipase-Unit Strength of ZENPEP®

by BEF

CF News, Therapies

March 19, 2019

Aptalis Pharma, a global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on gastrointestinal diseases and cystic fibrosis (CF), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new strength of ZENPEP® (pancrelipase) Delayed-Release Capsules. The new formulation will be offered in 25,000 units of lipase,...

FDA Approves Infant Dosage for CREON

by BEF

CF News, Therapies

March 19, 2019

Abbott announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an infant-specific dose of CREON® (pancrelipase) Delayed-Release Capsules to treat exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) due to cystic fibrosis. The CREON 3,000 units of lipase capsule provides the lowest dosage strength in the...

Vertex to Expand Access to VX-770 for Patients with Critical Medical Need

by BEF

CF Community, CF News, Therapies

March 19, 2019

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced a plan to provide VX-770, a CF medicine in development, to people with the G551D mutation who are in critical medical need and may benefit from treatment prior to potential approval of the drug from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

VX-770 Shows Positive and Lasting Results Throughout 48-Week Phase 3 Study

by BEF

CF News, Therapies

March 19, 2019

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced final results of a Phase 3 clinical trial of VX-770, a CF medicine in development that targets the underlying cause of the disease. Participants who took the drug had rapid and significant improvements in lung function and other key measures...

Phase 2 Study of VX-770 and VX-809 Show Promising Results in Patients with Most Common Mutation

by BEF

CF News, Therapies

March 19, 2019

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation today announced promising results from an ongoing Phase 2 study evaluating combinations of VX-770 and VX-809, potential medicines designed to treat the defective protein that causes cystic fibrosis. The study enrolled 62 people with two copies of the...

Aradigm Gets FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Ciprofloxacin for Inhalation in Bronchiectasis

by BEF

CF News, Therapies

March 19, 2019

Aradigm Corporation today announced it has received orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ciprofloxacin for inhalation for the management of bronchiectasis (BE). Previously, Aradigm received orphan drug designations from FDA for liposomal ciprofloxacin for inhalation for the management of bronchiectasis...

Drug Shortages Force Hospitals to Hunt for Substitutes

by BEF

CF Community, CF News, Therapies

March 19, 2019

A growing shortage of medications for a host of illnesses — from cancer to cystic fibrosis to cardiac arrest — has hospitals scrambling for substitutes to avoid patient harm, and sometimes even delaying treatment. "It's just a matter of time now before we call for a...

New CF Wind Sprint Demonstrates How to Use the PowerLung

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News, Therapies

March 19, 2019

As part of its CF Awareness Month focus on exercise, the Boomer Esiason Foundation has released Episode 17 in the Cystic Fibrosis Wind Sprint series: Using the PowerLung. In this video, BEF Volunteer Jerry Cahill demonstrates how to use the PowerLung, an easy-to-use device that can help increase lung...

WBUR Special Report on VX-770

by BEF

CF News, Therapies

March 19, 2019

by Carey Goldberg, WBUR's "Common Health" [Note: This is a "good news" story. It describes the scientific road to the first drug that successfully attacks the underlying defect in cystic fibrosis, bringing dramatic improvements. But the drug appears to work for only 4% of cystic fibrosis...

Author: BEF

Vertex Plans to Submit New Drug Application for VX-770 to FDA in October

FDA Approves 25,000 Lipase-Unit Strength of ZENPEP®

FDA Approves Infant Dosage for CREON

Vertex to Expand Access to VX-770 for Patients with Critical Medical Need

VX-770 Shows Positive and Lasting Results Throughout 48-Week Phase 3 Study

Phase 2 Study of VX-770 and VX-809 Show Promising Results in Patients with Most Common Mutation

Aradigm Gets FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Ciprofloxacin for Inhalation in Bronchiectasis

Drug Shortages Force Hospitals to Hunt for Substitutes

New CF Wind Sprint Demonstrates How to Use the PowerLung

WBUR Special Report on VX-770

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