Anders Lonner, CEO of Meda, said: “This product has the potential to become the first once-a-day nasal antihistamine in the US. Beside better tolerance with the new formulation it could also mean better compliance for patients. The product would contribute significantly to Meda’s allergy franchise.”
Meda has completed six Phase III studies and a long-term safety study, involving more than 1,600 patients in total. In these clinical studies, the product demonstrated improvement in nasal symptom relief scores in patients with seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis, and was well tolerated, said Meda.