Inomax's market exclusivity gets extended

CLINTON, N.J. — The Food and Drug Administration has extended by six months the market exclusivity of a lung disease drug for use in children.

Drug maker Ikaria said Wednesday that the FDA had extended pediatric exclusivity period for the drug Inomax (nitric oxide) from January 2013 to July 2013.

Ikaria said the extension was based on results of a clinical study of the drug in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a serious condition that results from lung injury.