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2004 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NexMed, Inc., (NEXM), a developer of transdermal treatments based on its proprietary drug delivery technology, announced its plans to initiate a 400-patient phase III study for Femprox in China.
The design of this study is based on results from NexMed's clinical studies to date, and is double-blind, placebo-controlled, and randomized, and will test the efficacy and safety of Femprox cream in patients diagnosed with female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD).
Femprox is topically applied, and incorporates alprostadil, a vasodilator that is administered through the NexACT transdermal enhancer. In NexMed's U.S. phase II study for Femprox, 98 premenopausal women diagnosed with FSAD completed the 4-week clinical study in an "at-home" setting. The trial results demonstrated positive dose-related trends, with up to 77% mean percent success rate reported at the highest dose vs. 55% reported for the placebo. The side effects observed in the study were mild in nature and short in duration.
These results were presented at the 2002 annual meeting of the American Urological Association and were published in the ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Company to launch Femprox clinical study in China.