Pipeline Review: Large Potential Overactive Bladder Population Beckons

Fourteen drugs are in clinical development for overactive bladder, most of which are early-to-mid stage and oral.

Human Body Organs (Urinary Bladder). 3D

The late-stage pipeline for the common condition of overactive bladder may be sparse, but the early-to-mid stage pipeline holds potential for new treatment options in the future – and the population is growing.

Overactive bladder refers to the frequent need to urinate – more than eight times per day or more than once...

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