GSK’s allergy treatment Avamys approved in Europe

pharmafile | January 17, 2008 | News story | Sales and Marketing |   

European regulators have approved GlaxoSmithKline's new once-daily corticosteroid nasal spray for allergic rhinitis.

Avamys was granted a licence to treat adults, adolescents and children (aged 6 and over) after it was shown to offer consistent and sustained relief from both the eye and nose symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis.

"Avamys is an effective new treatment for the 60 million Europeans whose working and home lives can be highly compromised by the symptoms of allergic rhinitis," commented Professor Wytske Fokkens, chair of ENT Department, AMC, Amsterdam and principal investigator of the European Avamys phase III clinical trial.

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"For a disease where there is still high dissatisfaction with current therapies and a large amount of switching of medications, Avamys could prove to be a welcome arrival for affected patients."

Up to 70% of allergic rhinitis sufferers are affected by eye and nose symptoms and in phase III studies Avamys demonstrated superior efficacy to placebo in treating overall nasal allergy symptoms, including congestion, sneezing.

The drug delivery device system for Avamys was designed to overcome shortcomings in current nasal sprays by making it easier for patients or carers to use, with an ergonomic design with a novel side-actuated button.

Avamys was granted approval by the FDA in April 2007 and it is marketed in the US as Veramyst.

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