Ariflo (SmithKline Beecham plc).
Ariflo (SB-207499) is a phosphodiesterase (PDE)4 inhibitor under development by SmithKline Beecham and in phase III and II clinical trials as a potential treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, respectively [284490]. It has commenced phase II trials as a treatment for bronchial asthma in Japan [248285,300145]. In February 1999, Merrill Lynch predicted that Ariflo would be launched by the end of 2000 or early 2001 with first year sales of UK pounds sterling 25 million rising to UK pounds sterling 175 million in 2003 [300257,314372]. In February 1999 ABN Amro predicted sales of UK pounds sterling 52 million in 2001 rising to UK pounds sterling 254 million in 2005 [317577,328676].
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