( ref=http://www.cenes.com/>www.cenes....)FDA approves IND on Lead Product M6G,Health

About M6G Morphine formulations are the gold standard treatment for the relief of moderate to severe post-operative pain. A limitation of morphine treatment is often the unpleasant side effects experienced, of which nausea and vomiting are the most common. PONV is rated among patients as one of the most distressing after-effects of surgery and reduces their quality of life.

The active potent metabolite of morphine, morphine-6-glucuronide (M6G), may offer therapeutic advantages over morphine in having an equivalent analgesic effect, but with a reduced tendency to cause nausea, vomiting and respiratory depression. Phase II and III clinical trials have shown that M6G given intravenously produces equivalent analgesia to morphine to combat post-operative pain. Studies have also shown that M6G reduced the incidence of nausea and vomiting when compared directly with morphine. Other studies published recently in the scientific literature demonstrate that M6G also reduces respiratory depression compared to morphine.

The global market for opiate use in managing post-operative pain was estimated at $1 billion in 2000 and growing at a rate of 6-7%.