Nov 07, 2011 07:00 EST Viropharma The Swedish specialty pharma company, DuoCort Pharma, announced today that the European Commission has granted a European Marketing Authorisation for Plenadren® (hydrocortisone, modified release tablet), an orphan drug for treatment of adrenal insufficiency in adults, bringing these patients their first pharmaceutical innovation in over 50 years.

Oct 27, 2011 07:33 EDT Viropharma DuoCort AB announces it has signed a definitive agreement to sell DuoCort Pharma AB and its orphan drug Plenadren® to the biopharmaceutical company ViroPharma Incorporated. Plenadren® is a new treatment for adrenal insufficiency, also called Addison´s disease. The total potential deal value exceeds one billion SEK of which 220 million SEK will be paid by ViroPharma on closing.

Jul 22, 2011 09:20 EDT Viropharma The Swedish specialty pharma company, DuoCort Pharma announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency issued a positive opinion recommending marketing authorisation of its product Plenadren, a novel treatment for adrenal insufficiency.

Apr 28, 2011 01:00 EDT Viropharma The Swedish specialty pharma company, DuoCort Pharma and UK-based global provider Clinigen, announce that they have concluded an agreement whereby Clinigen will manage a Named Patient Programme for Plenadren, a novel treatment for Addison´s disease. The product has orphan status in Europe and the USA and is currently in the European Union (EU) registration process for marketing authorisation.

Oct 27, 2010 00:30 EDT Viropharma DuoCort Pharma announces it has concluded an agreement with Recipharm under which Recipharm is set to scale-up the manufacturing of DuoCort’s tablets to commercial scale as DuoCort Pharma prepares for market entry with its orphan drug for the treatment of Addison’s disease.

Jun 21, 2010 12:00 EDT Viropharma DuoCort Pharma´s new physiological treatment for adrenal insufficiency improves patients’ quality of life. The company has also developed methods to optimize the dosage regimen which also contributes to an improvement in therapy over time. The Swedish pharmaceutical company presents this new data from its phase II/III trial at the 92nd annual ENDO congress in San Diego today.

Jun 17, 2010 00:30 EDT Viropharma The Swedish speciality pharma company DuoCort Pharma takes a step closer to the market by applying for market authorisation in EU for its new treatment for the rare and life threatening disease adrenal insufficiency, often referred to as Addison´s disease.