FDA requests more trials for MannKind insulin FDA requests more trials for MannKind insulin using next-generation inhaler
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{"s" : "mnkd","k" : "a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00","o" : "","j" : ""} On Wednesday January 19, 2011, 4:58 pm VALENCIA, Calif. (AP) -- Diabetes drug developer MannKind Corp. said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration has asked for two additional clinical trials of its inhaled insulin Afrezza using next-generation inhalers.
Shares of the Valencia, Calif., company were halted in trading after sinking more than 7 percent, or 72 cents, to $9.11.
MannKind said the FDA wants trials of the new inhalers in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The agency wants at least one to measure the performance of those inhalers against the MedTone inhaler the company used in late-stage clinical testing. Regulators also are looking for more information on performance characteristics, usage, handling and storage of the next-generation device.
MannKind, which has no drugs on the market, is seeking approval for Afrezza to control hyperglycemia in adult patients. It said last month the FDA planned to take an additional four weeks to review the application. MannKind had asked for approval of the product in March 2009, but the decision was postponed after the agency asked for more information about the drug.
MannKind Chairman and CEO Alfred Mann said in a statement they were disappointed by the FDA response but encouraged that the agency was asking for studies only to confirm bridging and handling of the next-generation inhaler.
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