Pharmaxis' Bronchitol inhaler has encouraging Phase 3 trial results for cystic fibrosis patients
I wanted a little more info about how Bronchitol worked, so here are two slightly older articles that I took quotes from. Just in case anyone else is interested. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
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<br /><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.pharmaxis.com.au/products/bronchitol/bronchitol_home.cfm
">http://www.pharmaxis.com.au/pr...l/bronchitol_home.cfm
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<br />"Bronchitol, is a drug designed to reduce the amount of mucus build-up in the lungs of patients suffering from chronic respiratory conditions."
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<br /><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cystic-fibrosis/AN01852
">http://www.mayoclinic.com/heal...stic-fibrosis/AN01852
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<br />"Bronchitol is thought to loosen and thin secretions in the airways so that they can be coughed out more easily."
