Titan plans 2nd half Probuphine resubmission on new data
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Executive Summary
With new positive Phase III results in hand, Titan Pharmaceuticals on 8 June said it will be ready by the second half of this year to resubmit its new drug application (NDA) to the FDA for Probuphine (buprenorphine hydrochloride/ethylene vinyl acetate), a subdermal implant that's under investigation as a maintenance treatment for opioid addiction.
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