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Article: PathoGenesis Corp. Receives U.S. Patent for Aerosolized Drug Candidate
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- July 1, 1998
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Second Entry in Portfolio to Treat Chronic Lung Infections
SEATTLE, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- PathoGenesis Corp. (Nasdaq: PGNS) today announced it has been granted a U.S. patent for PA-1420 (polymyxin E1*), a broad-spectrum gram-negative aerosolized antibiotic now in preclinical development. PA-1420 is the second entry in the company's planned portfolio of aerosolized antibiotics to treat a number of chronic lung infections, including those common in cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, ventilator- dependent and immunocompromised patients.
"PA-1420 is a potent antibiotic active against difficult-to-treat pseudomonal lung infections. We expect it ...