Akela expands Taifun deal to include Canada

7 January 2008

Akela Pharma, a Canadian drug development company focused on therapies for the inhalation and pain markets, and Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica have expanded their Taifun (fast-acting fentanyl) license and development deal to include sale of the product in the former's home territory. Prior to this extension, Janssen's license covered sale and distribution of the product, an inhaled painkiller, in the European Union, Eastern Europe, Russia, the Middle East and Africa.

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