Circassia Plans to Exercise Option for the US Commercialization Rights for Tudorza (aclidinium) From AstraZeneca
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- AstraZeneca (AZ) will receive $5M option license fee and additional $20M on approval of Duaklir (aclidinium / formoterol) (product of AZ) from Circassia. Circassia to get US commercialization rights for Tudorza (aclidinium)
- AZ has also filled sNDA for Tudorza to the US FDA on basis of ASCENT study results- with expected PDUFA date 31 Mar- 2019
- Tudorza (aclidinium) is a twice daily anticholinergic- indicated for COPD. Duaklir (aclidinium / formoterol) is a FD dry powder of muscarinic antagonist aclidinium bromide & beta agonist formoterol fumarate delivered by breath-actuated multi-dose inhaler Pressair
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