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Revolutionary Breakthrough: Kansas State Professors Invent Groundbreaking Pain Relief Drug for Dogs
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Revolutionary Breakthrough: Kansas State Professors Invent Groundbreaking Pain Relief Drug for Dogs

A team of four innovative professors at Kansas State University has achieved a remarkable milestone in veterinary medicine. Their development of a new drug designed to alleviate pain in dogs has not only received a patent but promises to transform how canine discomfort is managed. The collaborative effort of Butch KuKanich, professor of pharmacology; Kate KuKanich, a professor of small animal internal medicine; David Rankin, a clinical professor and head of veterinary anesthesiology; and Charles Locuson, director of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics or DMPK, in conjunction with Agios Pharmaceuticals, has led to this groundbreaking advancement.

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