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Futura’s Drug-Free Erectile Dysfunction Gel On Track For US And EU Launch

 
• By David Ridley

Futura Medical's latest meeting with the FDA puts the UK start-up one step closer to launching its drug-free erectile dysfunction gel MED3000 in the US in 2023, while the firm gets ready to launch in the EU next year following its recent CE-mark approval. 

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UK-based Futura Medical is moving ever closer to OTC approval in the US for its drug-free erectile dysfunction (ED) treatment MED3000.

Futura recently met with the US Food and Drug Administration for a pre-submission meeting to define and confirm the detail of the work required for OTC classification for MED3000 – a gel that works via a mixture of

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