FDA Approves Teva’s Allergy Drug Qnasl

March 28, 2012, 6:50 PM UTC

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. March 26 announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved Qnasl (beclomethasone dipropionate), a new “dry” nasal aerosol corticosteroid that treats seasonal nasal and year-round nasal allergy symptoms in adults and adolescents 12 years old and older.

Qnasl is delivered as a once-daily, pressurized, hydrofluoroalkane (HFA)-propelled nonaqueous aerosol that is environmentally friendly, the Jerusalem-based company said. Previously, only aqueous formulations of corticosteroids were available.

The product is expected to be available by prescription in April, Teva said.

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