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Opiant Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Top-line Results of Confirmatory Pharmacokinetic (PK) Study for OPNT003, Nasal Nalmefene, a Novel Investigational Treatment for Opioid Overdose
- Data demonstrate rapid absorption and higher plasma concentrations versus an intramuscular injection (p<0.0001)
- Results confirm findings of initial pilot PK study
The study was conducted in 68 healthy subjects and compared OPNT003, nalmefene hydrochloride nasal spray, 3 mg, (“nasal nalmefene”), with an intramuscular nalmefene hydrochloride injection, 1 mg, which was the comparator previously agreed upon with the
“We are very pleased with the results of this confirmatory PK study. Importantly, the data are consistent with the findings of our initial pilot study,” said
In April, Opiant initiated a pharmacodynamic (“PD”) study in healthy subjects comparing OPNT003 with nasal naloxone in reversing the respiratory depression produced by the synthetic opioid, remifentanil2. The Company anticipates the availability of top-line data in the fourth quarter of 2021. Both PK and PD data will form the basis of a New Drug Application submission using the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway previously agreed upon with the FDA by year end, or first quarter 2022. The development of OPNT003 is supported by grants from the
Deaths resulting from opioid overdose are at unprecedented levels. Projections from the
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This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the timing of receipt of PD data and the filing of an NDA for OPNT003 and the drug candidate’s potential as an opioid overdose reversal agent. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed, implied or inferred by these forward-looking statements, and among other things, our ability to maintain cash balances and successfully commercialize or partner our product candidates currently under development. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "expects," "plans," "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "projects," "potential," or "continue" or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors. Additional factors that could materially affect actual results can be found in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2021, including under the caption titled "Risk Factors." These and other factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. We undertake no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform those statements to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by applicable law.
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