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Paion AG initiates Phase II trial of remimazolam for Anaesthesia
Paion AG will conduct a Phase II trial with short acting anaesthic/sedative remimazolam in general anaesthesia in cardiac surgery in the second half of 2013.Ono Pharma have completed a successful Phase II trial for remimazolam in Japan in general aneasthesia and are conducting a Phase II/III trial.
The clinical studies performed with remimazolam comprise four Phase I and three Phase II studies with single or multiple dose without an intervention or during endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract or the colon or in anaesthesia.