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GREAT News!!!

First New Inhaled Anti-Pseudomonal Therapy Approved for Cystic Fibrosis Patients in More Than 10 Years U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Cayston(R) (Aztreonam for Inhalation Solution) for the Improvement of Respiratory Symptoms in Cystic Fibrosis Patients with Pseudomonas Aeruginosa http://www.gilead.com/pr_1393831 For all my buddies who couldn’t qualify for the study or the ‘compassionate care’ program, [...]

Seriously?! – Dear FDA,… comment reply

I started to reply to this comment within my last post Seriously?! – Dear FDA,… but I after I got going I figured it would be best if I address the comments with a new post… Here’s the comment: Dear Salty: I think you’re being a little unfair to the FDA. They made a decision the [...]

Seriously?! – Dear FDA,…

Seriously?! Dear FDA, This is getting absolutely ridiculous.  For almost 8 months now I have been part of an Expanded Access Program, which has been going on for two full years now, for the clinical study of the drug Aztreonam delivered via a nebulizer.  To explain a little about this study, Aztreonam is an antibiotic [...]

Oh my! Did she say the “f” word?!

Over the last week my tonsils were giving me heck.  So I stopped by my CF clinic yesterday to get some good ol’ Levoquin (antibiotic).  As tradition goes, as with any clinic visit, I did the typical blow into the machine and it spits out a number thing.  To my surprise it seemed really easy.  [...]

I need this treatment. Please help tell the FDA.

I find this extremely important.  I received this email (see below) and excuse me for just copy and pasting, but the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and myself, and others with CF, need your help. Personally, I am waiting with baited breath for this treatment to hit the market.  Inhaled Aztreonam, AZLI, was expected to be available [...]