Thursday, July 24, 2008

Talecris Biotherapeutics Receives Orphan Drug Designation for Aerosolized Form of Alpha1-Antitrypsin (AAT) From the European Commission

Jul 24, 2008 - Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. (http://www.talecris.com) announced today that the European Commission followed an opinion of the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) and has granted orphan drug designation to Talecris' alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (human) for inhalation use in the treatment of congenital Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (also known as AAT Deficiency or Alpha-1). Currently, there are no approved aerosolized treatments available for augmentation therapy for AAT Deficiency.

The details can be read here.

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