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Lipocine Announces Last Patient Last Visit in Pivotal Phase 3 Trial of LPCN 1154 for Postpartum Depression (PPD)
Lipocine Inc. (NASDAQ: LPCN), a biopharmaceutical company leveraging its proprietary technology platform to develop innovative products with effective oral delivery, today announced that the last patient has completed the final study visit (Last Patient Last Visit) in its Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating LPCN 1154 (oral brexanolone) for the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD).
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