Survanta Intratracheal
Beractant is made from animal lung extract and contains fatty acids and proteins. It works by reducing the surface tension of fluids inside the human lung to keep the lung from collapsing. Beractant is used to treat or prevent respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in newborn infants. Beractant may...
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Survanta
SURVANTA ® (beractant) Intratracheal Suspension is a sterile, non-pyrogenic pulmonary surfactant intended for intratracheal use only. It is a natural bovine lung extract containing phospholipids, neutral lipids, fatty acids, and surfactant-associated proteins to which colfosceril palmitate...
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Beractant
Beractant Pronunciation: (ber-ACT-ant) Class: Lung surfactant Trade Names: Survanta - Suspension 25 mg phospholipids per mL suspended in 0.9% sodium chloride solution. With 0.5 to 1.75 mg triglycerides, 1.4 to 3.5 mg free fatty...
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Discovery Laboratories Files New Drug Application with the FDA to Market Surfaxin for the Prevention of Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Infants
...was a landmark, 1294 patient pivotal study that demonstrated Surfaxin's superiority to Exosurf(r), a non-protein containing synthetic surfactant. Survanta(r), a cow-derived surfactant and the leading surfactant used in the United States, served as a reference arm in the trial. The second trial was...
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Surfaxin (Lucinactant) Long-Term Survival Advantage vs. Comparators Published in Pediatrics
...and STAR trials concluded that Surfaxin demonstrated a statistically significant survival advantage relative to existing animal-derived surfactants, Survanta(r) and Curosurf(r). Surfaxin is pending approval and has received an Approvable Letter from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
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See also: Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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