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FDA approves TOBI Podhaler (Novartis) for treatment of Cystic Fibrosis infections

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Last updated:24th Mar 2013
Published:24th Mar 2013
Source: Pharmawand

The FDA has approved TOBI Podhaler (tobramycin inhalation powder) from Novartis on 22 March 2013 for the management of Cystic Fibrosis patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that causes lung infections.

TOBI Podhaler was approved in the EU for treatment of pseudomonas lung infection in Cystic Fibrosis patients in July 2011.

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