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Real Clinical Data Supports Volibris’ Efficacy, Safety to Treat PAH in Japanese Population

Interim data collected from a Japanese clinical setting demonstrates the post-marketing efficacy and safety of Volibris (Letairis, ambrisentan) for the treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Oral administration of the drug improved the mean pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance with a good safety profile. The…

Survey Finds Wide Variation in Management of PH in Premature Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Diagnosing and managing pulmonary hypertension in premature American infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia vary a lot from doctor to doctor, a survey of 306 neonatologists indicates. The study, “Practices surrounding pulmonary hypertension and bronchopulmonary dysplasia amongst neonatologists caring for premature infants,” was published in the Journal of Perinatology.

United Therapeutics and Corsair to Work Together on Skin Patch to Deliver Pulmonary Hypertension Therapy

United Therapeutics and Corsair Pharma are teaming up to advance Corsair’s development of a blood-vessel-widening skin patch for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension. The patch will contain treprostinil, which is already available in other forms. Both companies have been working on ways to improve the administration of the compound. United developed a…