OncoZenge announces issue of European Patent related to BupiZenge[®]
OncoZenge AB (publ), Moberg Pharma’s subsidiary, today announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) has granted patent 3 284 459 which protects BupiZenge[®], currently in development for treatment of pain due to oral mucositis. The patent is expected to be in effect until 2032.The new patent protects sustained-release lozenge containing bupivacaine, for treatment or alleviation of pain in the oral cavity. It is a divisional of the previously granted European patent 2 701 681, that specifically protects the use of lozenges for treatment of pain due to oral mucositis for cancer patients.