Philip Morris International Acquires Inhaled Drug Specialist OtiTopic; Growing Pipeline of "Beyond Nicotine" Inhaled Therapeutic Products

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Aug 09, 2021

Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) today announced its acquisition of OtiTopic, a U.S. respiratory drug development company with a late-stage inhalable acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) treatment for acute myocardial infarction. If approved, the treatment can address the significant unmet medical need of the over 83 million people, in the U.S. alone, at intermediate to high risk for myocardial infarction.