Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drug, C21H25NO3, used as an antagonist to narcotic drugs.
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- noun An
opiate derivative used mainly to managealcoholism .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Lundbeck said it isn't currently planning to request U.S. regulatory approval for the drug, nalmefene, because it is an older therapy that doesn't have strong patent protection in the U.S.
Danish Alcoholism Drug Does Well in Three Clinical Trials Jeanne Whalen 2011
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In three clinical trials involving a total of 2,000 people with alcohol dependence, half the participants were given nalmefene and the other half a placebo pill "on an as-needed basis," Lundbeck said.
Danish Alcoholism Drug Does Well in Three Clinical Trials Jeanne Whalen 2011
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Lundbeck's drug, nalmefene, can be taken with alcohol and is being tested as a way to reduce a person's craving for drink.
Danish Alcoholism Drug Does Well in Three Clinical Trials Jeanne Whalen 2011
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Lundbeck said it isn't currently planning to request U.S. regulatory approval for the drug, nalmefene, because it is an older therapy that doesn't have strong patent protection in the U.S.
Danish Alcoholism Drug Does Well in Three Clinical Trials Jeanne Whalen 2011
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Lundbeck's drug, nalmefene, can be taken with alcohol and is being tested as a way to reduce a person's craving for drink.
Danish Alcoholism Drug Does Well in Three Clinical Trials Jeanne Whalen 2011
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In three clinical trials involving a total of 2,000 people with alcohol dependence, half the participants were given nalmefene and the other half a placebo pill "on an as-needed basis," Lundbeck said.
Danish Alcoholism Drug Does Well in Three Clinical Trials Jeanne Whalen 2011
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"All outcomes were consistently in favour of nalmefene compared to placebo, though some were not statistically significant at every single time point," Lundbeck said, meaning they could have been due to chance.
Danish Alcoholism Drug Does Well in Three Clinical Trials Jeanne Whalen 2011
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"All outcomes were consistently in favour of nalmefene compared to placebo, though some were not statistically significant at every single time point," Lundbeck said, meaning they could have been due to chance.
Danish Alcoholism Drug Does Well in Three Clinical Trials Jeanne Whalen 2011
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He led a study published in "The American Journal of Psychiatry" on the drug nalmefene.
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TM nalmefene for alcohol dependence was filed in the EU by our partner H.
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