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FDA Snubs MEDRx/DWTI’s Lidocaine Patch Yet Again
The US FDA has yet again turned down a regulatory application for MRX-5LBT (Lydolyte), a lidocaine patch being developed by MEDRx and D. Western Therapeutics Institute for the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia. MEDRx said on July 12 that it received…
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