Benzinga | Oct 25, 2021 08:31AM EDT

AptarGroup Highlights First Nasally-Administered Pharmaceutical Treatment For Dry Eye Disease Approved By U.S. FDA With Aptar's Nasal Pump System

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR), a global leader in drug delivery, consumer product dispensing and active material science solutions, today announced that its patented Cartridge Pump System (CPS), designed for the multidose delivery of preserved and non-preserved drug formulations, was recently reviewed by the U.S. FDA as the drug delivery device in the approval of Oyster Point Pharma's TYRVAYA(tm) (varenicline solution) Nasal Spray 0.03 mg1, the first and only nasal spray approved for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.

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TYRVAYA(tm) Nasal Spray delivered using Aptar Pharma's CPS Nasal Pump System

TYRVAYA(tm), a highly selective cholinergic agonist, is the first nasally-administered pharmaceutical therapy to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease to have been approved by the U.S. FDA.

This approval makes Aptar's Cartridge Pump System a key component of the first and only U.S. FDA-approved pharmaceutical therapy to deliver treatment for the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease, an ophthalmic condition, via the nasal route and re-confirms Aptar's expertise for developing innovative drug delivery solutions.

Stephan B. Tanda, Aptar's President and CEO stated, "This approval further demonstrates the broad potential for Aptar's drug delivery solutions and the continued market opportunities for nasal drug delivery. We are pleased that our proven CPS nasal system is now a multidose delivery option for patients suffering from dry eye disease."