FDA Updates

Intersect ENT Announces Approval for Implant for Chronic Sinusitis Patients

Intersect ENT, Inc., an innovator in treatment alternatives for ear, nose and throat clinicians and patients, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s Pre-market Approval (PMA) application for the Propel™ mometasone furoate implant offering localized, controlled drug delivery for chronic sinusitis patients.

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FDA Prompts Removal of Unapproved Drugs From Market

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today took action against companies that manufacture, distribute, or market certain unapproved prescription oral cough, cold, and allergy products. The affected products cannot be legally marketed in the United States.

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Primatene Mist With Chlorofluorocarbons No Longer Available After Dec. 31, 2011

The only over-the-counter asthma inhaler sold in the United States will no longer be available next year as part of an international agreement to stop the use of substances that damage the environment.

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FDA Approves Dulera® Inhalation Aerosol for the Treatment of Asthma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Merck’s Dulera Inhalation Aerosol, a new fixed-dose combination asthma treatment for people 12 years of age and older.

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