Zydus Healthcare gets CDSCO Panel nod to study Fluticasone Furoate, Glycopyrronium, Vilanterol FDC
New Delhi: The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has approved drug major Zydus Healthcare's proposal to conduct the Phase III clinical trial of the pulmonary drug combination Fluticasone Furoate plus Glycopyrronium plus Vilanterol Trifenatate powder for inhalation in a capsule.
This came after the firm presented the proposal and Phase III clinical trial protocol before the committee.
The combination of fluticasone and vilanterol is used to control wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing, and chest tightness caused by asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD; a group of diseases that affect the lungs and airways, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema) in adults.
Fluticasone nasal spray is used to treat sneezing, itchy or runny nose, or other symptoms caused by hay fever. It is also used to treat chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) in adults. This medicine belongs to the family of medicines known as corticosteroids (cortisone-like medicines).
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