NKTR-181 Approval Status
- FDA approved: No
- Brand name: NKTR-181
- Company: Nektar Therapeutics
- Treatment for: Pain
NKTR-181 is a novel mu-opioid agonist molecule designed to have a slow rate of entry into the brain thus reducing abuse potential and CNS-mediated side effects. NKTR-181 is in development for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic pain.
FDA Approval Status for NKTR-181
|Jun 7, 2012||Nektar Announces that FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to NKTR-181, a New Oral Opioid Analgesic Molecule, for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Chronic Pain|
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