ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company dedicated to empowering at-risk patients and caregivers to better protect themselves from severe allergic reactions potentially leading to anaphylaxis, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation for ARS-1, an investigational intranasal epinephrine spray that could provide an easy-to-use, convenient and more reliable treatment for severe allergic reactions to food, medications and insect bites that could lead to life-threatening anaphylaxis.
“The FDA’s decision to grant Fast Track Designation for our novel intranasal epinephrine spray is an important milestone in our mission to deliver a reliable needle-free treatment option that is easier to carry and use for the emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions that could lead to anaphylaxis,” said Richard Lowenthal, President and Chief Executive Officer of ARS Pharmaceuticals. “Fast Track Designation is an acknowledgement from the FDA of the potential contribution of our low dose intranasal epinephrine product for patients and caregivers, and we look forward to advancing the development of ARS-1 so it is available to the community as soon as possible.”