MORRISVILLE, N.C., March 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Liquidia Corporation (NASDAQ: LQDA), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for patients with rare cardiopulmonary disease, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its New Drug Application (NDA) resubmission for YUTREPIA™ (treprostinil) inhalation powder to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD). The FDA confirmed that the resubmission was a complete, Class 1 response to the previous action letter issued on August 16, 2024, which granted tentative approval of YUTREPIA for both PAH and PH-ILD. The FDA has set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date of May 24, 2025.
Dr. Roger Jeffs, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Liquidia, said: “We are pleased that the FDA has responded promptly to the resubmission that we filed on Monday. We look forward to working with the FDA over the coming months as we seek final approval for YUTREPIA and, in the meantime, will continue preparations to support a launch of YUTREPIA as soon as possible.”
About Liquidia Corporation
Liquidia Corporation is a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for patients with rare cardiopulmonary disease. The company’s current focus spans the development and commercialization of products in pulmonary hypertension and other applications of its proprietary PRINT® Technology. PRINT enabled the creation of Liquidia’s lead candidate, YUTREPIA™ (treprostinil) inhalation powder, an investigational drug for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD). The company is also developing L606, an investigational sustained-release formulation of treprostinil administered twice-daily with a next-generation nebulizer, and currently markets generic Treprostinil Injection for the treatment of PAH. To learn more about Liquidia, please visit www.liquidia.com.
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Investors:
Jason Adair
Chief Business Officer
919.328.4350
jason.adair@liquidia.com
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Director, Corporate Communications
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