Inspire Pharmaceuticals (ISPH) to Initiate Phase 2 Trials of Epinastine for Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis

December 5, 2006 7:47 AM EST

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial to evaluate epinastine nasal spray for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis.

This Phase 2 clinical trial is a 14-day randomized, double-blind comparison of two doses of epinastine nasal spray (0.05% and 0.1%) to placebo in approximately 580 subjects who have a documented history of seasonal allergic rhinitis to mountain cedar pollen.

Inspire previously acquired certain exclusive rights from Boehringer Ingelheim to develop and market an intranasal dosage form of epinastine in the United States and Canada for the treatment or prevention of rhinitis.


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