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Hisamitsu’s NSAIDs Patch Disappoints in Japan PII/III

August 30, 2016
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical said on August 29 that its Japan PI/III study on its analgesic transdermal patch HP-3150 containing NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) failed to demonstrate significantly better efficacy versus placebo in patients suffering from cancer pain. The Japanese patch drug…

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