Japanese patch drug powerhouse Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical said on January 4 that it has initiated a PIII study in the US for its analgesic transdermal patch HP-5000 (diclofenac) for the treatment of osteoarthritis knee pain. The trial launched by US subsidiary…
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