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Home » Acorda wins FDA nod for inhaled Parkinson’s therapy

Acorda wins FDA nod for inhaled Parkinson’s therapy

December 26, 2018 By Sarah Faulkner

Acorda's Inbrija deviceAcorda Therapeutics (NSDQ:ACOR) said this week that the FDA approved its Inbrija device for the intermittent treatment of  “off” episodes in people with Parkinson’s disease.

The self-administered, inhaled therapy is designed for people experiencing a re-emergence of Parkinson’s symptoms. These “off” episodes are caused by low levels of dopamine between doses of the standard oral Parkinson’s therapy, carbidopa/levodopa, according to Acorda.

Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Drug-Device Combinations, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Neurological, Pharmaceutical, Regulatory/Compliance, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Acorda Therapeutics

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