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Therapeutics Announces Additional Information Regarding Positive
Topline Results for Proof-of-Concept Study with BuTab
Bioavailability of BuTab Relative to Intravenous Administration Exceeded Published
Data with Non-Modified Buprenorphine; Compares
Favorably with Currently Marketed
Call and Webcast Scheduled at 8:30 a.m. ET today, December 10, 2015
YORK, December 10, 2015 - Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: RLMD) a clinical-stage company developing novel therapies for
the treatment of chronic pain, today announced topline results of a proof-of-concept pharmacokinetic study in healthy volunteers
using its BuTab (REL-1028), an investigational, oral formulation of buprenorphine, an opioid that is broadly used to treat both
addiction and chronic pain. BuTab is designed to be delivered orally and reach safe and effective blood levels of buprenorphine
through the gastrointestinal route of administration due to its modified release profile. There are currently no commercially
available oral formulations of buprenorphine that result in gastrointestinal absorption.
are very pleased to have demonstrated for the first time that buprenorphine can be delivered at therapeutic blood levels in an
orally ingestible form," said Sergio Traversa, CEO of Relmada Therapeutics. "These results clearly support the premise
that BuTab can be a successful, first-in-class, orally ingestible buprenorphine product that we expect would be enthusiastically
accepted in the multi-billion dollar market for buprenorphine products."
Traversa continued, "The speed with which we completed this initial study, while also continuing to advance the other products
in our pipeline, underscores the expertise of our management team, and our commitment to the exciting pain therapy field and stockholder
value creation. With our solid development pipeline, Relmada is in an even stronger position than when we entered 2015. Throughout
my more than twenty-five years career in the healthcare sector, I have never been more excited about the opportunities we expect
are achievable for Relmada, particularly given the significant value creation opportunities that we believe are possible in the
next 12 to 24 months."
clinical study conducted by INC Research, a leading global contract research organization (CRO), was designed to assess the safety,
tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of BuTab in approximately 30 healthy volunteers. The key objective of the study was to assess
if buprenorphine can be delivered orally and reach safe and effective blood levels through the gastrointestinal route of administration,
which was achieved based on the topline analysis. Specifically, the absolute bioavailability of BuTab relative to intravenous
(IV) administration exceeded published data with non-modified buprenorphine and compares favorably with a currently marketed transdermal
patch1. There were no safety or tolerability issues. The data generated by this study will inform the design of subsequent
clinical pharmacology studies.
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very encouraged by these data on BuTab," said Danny Kao, Ph.D., J.D., senior vice president of pharmaceutical development
and chief intellectual property counsel at Relmada. "The bioavailability is already in the clinically relevant range for
the non-refined formulations and higher than other products I've worked with, such as Opana ER (oxymorphone), an opioid
pain medication. Based on my 20 year experience in developing formulations of opioids, I expect that we are very well positioned
to develop a very valuable product."
previously announced, members of Relmada's senior management team will hold a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. ET. Also
participating in the conference call is one of Relmada's scientific advisors, Gavril Pasternak, M.D., Ph.D., Anne Burnett
Tandy Chair in Neurology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and laboratory head in the Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry
Program within the Sloan-Kettering Institute. Dr. Pasternak's research focuses on opioid receptors and their mechanisms
of action. He has demonstrated the importance of different sets of mu receptor subtypes in the actions of various opioid analgesics
and identified a set of subtypes that offer a unique target for the development of analgesics lacking opioid side-effects.
dial-in numbers are (877) 869-3847 for domestic callers and 201-689-8261 for international callers. A live webcast of the conference
call and replay will be available online from the investor relations page of the Company's corporate website at www.relmada.com.
Relmada Therapeutics, Inc.
Therapeutics is a clinical-stage, publicly traded specialty pharmaceutical company developing novel versions of proven drug products
together with new chemical entities that potentially address areas of high unmet medical need in the treatment of pain. The Company
has a diversified portfolio of four lead products at various stages of development including d-Methadone (REL-1017) its N-methyl-D-aspartate
(NMDA) receptor antagonist for neuropathic pain; topical mepivacaine (REL-1021), its orphan drug designated topical formulation
of the local anesthetic mepivacaine; oral buprenorphine (REL-1028) its oral dosage form of the opioid analgesic buprenorphine;
and LevoCap ER (REL-1015), its abuse resistant, sustained release dosage form of the opioid analgesic levorphanol. The Company's
product development efforts are guided by the internationally recognized scientific expertise of its research team. The Company's
approach is expected to reduce clinical development risks and costs while potentially delivering valuable products in areas of
high unmet medical needs. For more information, please visit Relmada's website at: www.relmada.com.
Stockholder Information
Company will hold its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 30, 2015. On November 27, 2015, the Company filed with the
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connection with the Annual Meeting and the solicitation of proxies (the "2015 Proxy Statement"). The 2015 Proxy Statement
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