Mallinckrodt and NPXe announce FDA fast track designation for Phase 3 trial of inhaled Xenon gas therapy

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals

23 August 2018 - Drug to be studied for improved functional outcomes and survival rates for patients resuscitated after a cardiac arrest.

Mallinckrodt and NPXe today announced that the United States FDA recently granted fast track designation to NPXe's Phase 3 trial of xenon gas for inhalation in post cardiac arrest patients.

The companies anticipate the trial will commence in the coming months, with the first patients enrolled in the U.S.

Read Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals press release

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