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AstraZeneca announced enrolment of the first patient in the Phase III clinical programme for NKTR-118, an oral peripherally-acting opioid antagonist being investigated for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC). The Phase III clinical programme is designed to investigate the safety and efficacy of NKTR-118 as a medicine to relieve opioid induced constipation, a common side effect of prescription opioids when used for chronic pain management. NKTR-118 is part of the exclusive worldwide licence agreement announced on 21 Sep 2009, between AstraZeneca and Nektar Therapeutics (Nektar). The Phase III clinical programme will consist of two 12-week, randomized, placebo-controlled …