Positive Phase III for Lundbeck/Biotie's nalmefene
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Executive Summary
Lundbeck and Biotie Therapies have reported positive data from two out of three Phase III trials evaluating the alcohol dependence therapy candidate, nalmefene. The companies expect to submit a marketing authorisation application in Europe in the second half of this year pending successful completion of the third Phase III trial, a short-term efficacy study, for which data should be available in the second quarter.
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