Failure of AstraZeneca Trial Big Blow For Anti-Addiction Drugs: Report
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OUD is a chronic neurological disorder that causes compulsive, repeated use of opioid drugs, leading to prolonged self-administration.
The failure of the trial of the drug AZD4041 by pharma giant AstraZeneca, to combat opioid use disorder (OUD), highlights the challenges in developing non-opioid medications that treat addiction and withdrawal, according to a report on Wednesday.
OUD is a chronic neurological disorder that causes compulsive, repeated use of opioid drugs, leading to prolonged self-administration.
The company recently terminated the development of AZD4041 during a Phase II trial, as the orexin 1 receptor antagonist demonstrated a drug-drug interaction with an antifungal.
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