Archive for July 10th, 2009

AstraZeneca ends collaboration with MAP Pharmaceuticals

MAP Pharmaceuticals announced yesterday (7/9/09) that AstraZeneca has ended its collaboration on unit dose budesonide (UDB).  This past February, MAP reported that the Phase 3 study had failed to reach its primary endpoints.  Apparently, further analysis failed to support continued development of UDB. 
We seldom see failed 505(b)(2) development projects.  This case is interesting because it [...]