surfactant

Surfaxin (Lucinactant) Long-Term Survival Advantage vs. Comparators Published in Pediatrics

...portantbecause they suggest that a next-generation surfactant therapy,such as Surfaxin, may save more babies' li...R trials is unique givendirect comparisons between surfactant products. The data set fromthis recently published analysis sets a new bar for thiscategory." Key...

Discovery's KL-4 Surfactant Technology Demonstrates Novel Anti-Inflammatory Properties

...n animal-derivedsurfactant and the most prescribed surfactant in the UnitedStates. * Surfaxin (KL-4 Surfactan...ary function." About KL-4 Surfactant Discovery's surfactant product candidates, including Surfaxin,are engineered versions of natural human lung surfactant andc...

Discovery Labs Presents Surfaxin and Aerosurf Data At the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting

...nducted pre-clinical studies usingaerosolized KL-4 surfactant were also presented to the medicalcommunity for the first time. In these studies, KL-4 surfactant wasaerosolized to compare Chrysalis' novel, investigational capillaryaerosol generator technology to...

Preterm Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Incidence Rates of Death when Treated with Surfactant Replacement Therapies

...ave long needed a robust basisupon which to choose surfactant therapies for premature babiessuffering form RDS. ...." RDS is a condition caused by a deficit in lung surfactant ininfants who are born prematurely. Surfactant, a necessary andnatural substance, is typically produ...

Targanta Reports Improved Ability of Oritavancin to Stop Bacteria Growth In Vitro Compared With Other Glycopeptide Antibiotics

... DAP and CTX against S. aureus when a pulmonary surfactant preparation (up to 5%, by volume) was added...ft for CTX MIC. Researchers concluded that surfactant only minimally affected the antibacterial activity of ORI when conducted in a laborato...