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Samsca IV Prodrug Shows Non-Inferiority to Oral Agent
Otsuka Pharmaceutical said on October 12 that OPC-61815, an intravenously administered prodrug of Samsca Tablets (tolvaptan), showed non-inferiority to the oral version for the treatment of cardiac edema in a PIII clinical trial conducted in Japan. The trial was designed…
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