Grifols

Grifols initiates safety study of inhaled alpha1-proteinase inhibitor for CF

Thursday, July 19, 2012 01:18 PM

Grifols, a global healthcare company based in Barcelona, Spain, plans to initiate a safety trial of a novel, inhaled formulation of alpha1-proteinase inhibitor [human] later this year.  In April, the FDA granted orphan drug designation for Grifols' inhaled alpha1 formulation as a treatment for cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease that can cause life-threatening lung infections. Orphan drug designation is granted to encourage the development of treatments that prevent, diagnose or treat rare diseases that affect fewer than 200,000 people per year in the U.S.

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