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Find Clinical Drug Pipeline Developments & Deals for Polyhexanide
AKANTIOR® (polihexanide) is an investigational anti-amoebic polymer that has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by both the European Medicines Agency ("EMA") and Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for AK.
87% of patients receiving AKANTIOR® in the Phase 3 Trial were medically cured within a median duration of 4 months compared to 55% with the treatment protocols used in real-world clinical practice today.
AKANTIOR® (polihexanide) stands to become first approved drug for the treatment of acanthamoeba keratitis in the world. It is an anti-amoebic polymer that acts on both the trophozoites and cysts of the protozoan Acanthamoeba.
AKANTIOR (polihexanide) stands to become the first approved drug for the treatment of acanthamoeba keratitis in the world. Polihexanide, a New Chemical Entity (NCE), is an anti-amoebic polymer that acts on both the trophozoites and cysts of the protozoan Acanthamoeba.
SIFI is conducting a multi-center randomized, double-masked, and active-controlled Phase III trial designed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and local tolerability of polihexanide 0.08% compared to a combination of polihexanide 0.02% and 0.1% propamidine.