title: NS-7 (Nippon Shinyaku).
abstract: Nippon Shinyaku is developing NS-7, a sodium and calcium channel blocker, as a neuroprotectant for use following cerebral infarction [249336]. It entered phase I trials for the treatment of acute stage cerebrovascular disorders in 1997 [271963]. As of November 1999, Nippon Shinyaku was preparing to start phase II studies in Japan [347972]. In November 1999, Nippon Shinyaku granted Schering exclusive developing and marketing rights to NS-7. Schering will conduct clinical trials in Europe and the US [347972].
authors.affiliation: National Research Council of Canada, Receptors and Ion Channels Group, Institute for Biological Sciences, Building M-54, Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada. Dan.Small@nrc.ca
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authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Small