Article: QRxPharma and Shire Laboratories Collaborate on a Novel Controlled Release Opioid Product; Immediate Release Formulation of Novel Opioid is Ready to Enter Phase III Clinical Trials in 2004.

WINCHESTER, Mass., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- QRxPharma Pty Ltd (QRx) today announced that it has signed a development agreement with Shire Laboratories Inc., a subsidiary of Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc , under which Shire will develop extended release formulations of QRx' novel opioid product, Q8003. Q8003, the immediate release version of the novel opioid product, is currently under development for the treatment of moderate to severe pain and is expected to be ready to enter Phase III clinical trials later this year.

"We are pleased to be working with Shire Laboratories Inc. on this exciting product opportunity," said Gary W. Pace, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief ...

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