GSK Pharma inhaled medicine fails the clinical trial
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The inhaled medicine Breo by GSK Pharma failed to prolong life in patients with chronic respiratory disease, smashing all hopes for the sales boost
GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK Pharma) is reported to have failed in its high stake clinical trial on 16,500 people for its inhaled medicine Breo. The medicine is used to treat patients with chronic respiratory disease, and thus, in conclusion, Breo failed to prolong life in people suffering with the respiratory ailment. This development can also be seen as a major setback for GSK Pharma to boost the sales of Breo.
Breo was earlier approved in 2013 for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a leading cause of death worldwide that is often referred to as smoker's cough, but sales have been slow to take off.
While Breo did lower the risk of dying by 12.2 percent compared to placebo, the difference was not big enough to be deemed statistically significant.
Had it succeeded, Breo would have been the first drug to show a survival benefit in patients with COPD.
GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK Pharma) is reported to have failed in its high stake clinical trial on 16,500 people for its inhaled medicine Breo. The medicine is used to treat patients with chronic respiratory disease, and thus, in conclusion, Breo failed to prolong life in people suffering with the respiratory ailment. This development can also be seen as a major setback for GSK Pharma to boost the sales of Breo.
Breo was earlier approved in 2013 for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a leading cause of death worldwide that is often referred to as smoker's cough, but sales have been slow to take off.
While Breo did lower the risk of dying by 12.2 percent compared to placebo, the difference was not big enough to be deemed statistically significant.
Had it succeeded, Breo would have been the first drug to show a survival benefit in patients with COPD.
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