The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Faulding's once-daily oral sustained-release morphine product, Kadian, for the relief of moderate to severe chronic cancer pain. It is the first approved product of its kind to offer 24-hour pain relief. A launch is expected in the next few months and it is to be marketed in the USA by a subsidiary of Zeneca. The US cancer analgesic market is estimated at $385 million per year.
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