FDA grants orphan status for Bayer's ciprofloxacin for cystic fibrosis

12 March 2010

German drug major Bayer HealthCare has received an orphan drug designation from the US Food and Drug Administration for ciprofloxacin dry powder inhaler (DPI) for management of pulmonary infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. A similar designation has already been granted by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), the company noted.

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