Jun 02, 2008 - Critical Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRTX) announced top-line results from its Phase II clinical trial of the injectable formulation of zileuton (zileuton injection), the Company's investigational compound for acute asthma in the emergency department (ED). The clinical trial was designed to explore the pulmonary function profile, safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile of zileuton injection.Asthma results in approximately two million ED visits and 500,000 hospitalizations each year in the U.S., according to the Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America. It is estimated that ED visits and hospitalizations for asthma account for more than 50 percent of the healthcare costs of the disease... Critical Therapeutics' Press Release -
