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Nutra Pharma has announced today that its wholly-owned drug discovery subsidiary, ReceptoPharm, Inc., has successfully completed the Phase IIb/IIIa clinical trial of its leading drug candidate for neurological and autoimmune disorders, RPI-78M, as a treatment for Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN)
Boca Raton, FL, USA | July 29, 2008 | Nutra Pharma Corp., a biotechnology company that is developing drugs for HIV and Multiple Sclerosis, has announced today that its wholly-owned drug discovery subsidiary, ReceptoPharm, Inc., has successfully completed the Phase IIb/IIIa clinical trial of its leading drug candidate for neurological and autoimmune disorders, RPI-78M, as a treatment for Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN).
“Completing this clinical trial is an important achievement for both Nutra Pharma and ReceptoPharm,” commented Paul Reid, CEO of ReceptoPharm. “Our next step is to compile, analyze and present the results from this trial to the medical community,” he concluded.
Adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) is a rare inherited metabolic disorder that affects approximately 30,000 people worldwide. The disorder is characterized by the loss of the fatty covering (myelin sheath) on nerve fibers within the brain (cerebral demyelination) and the progressive degeneration of the adrenal gland (adrenal atrophy). Neurological disability in AMN is slowly progressive over several decades.
AMN interests the wider neurologic community because of its similarities to Multiple Sclerosis (MS). There is currently no approved treatment for AMN. Additionally, the disease's rarity designates it as an orphan drug candidate both in Europe and in the U.S. The Company has applied for Orphan drug status in the U.S. and intends doing so for the EU.
“Once the data from this trial has been presented, we will continue to expand ReceptoPharm’s clinical development program,” explained Rik J. Deitsch, Chairman and CEO of Nutra Pharma Corporation. “Currently, we are planning several additional clinical trials, including those for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis using RPI-78M and the treatment of Rabies and HIV using RPI-MN,” he added.
ReceptoPharm expects to present the clinical findings from the study by the end of September.
About Nutra Pharma Corp.
Nutra Pharma Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the acquisition, licensing and commercialization of pharmaceutical products and technologies for the management of neurological disorders, cancer, autoimmune and infectious diseases. Nutra Pharma Corp. through its subsidiaries carries out basic drug discovery research and clinical development and also seeks strategic licensing partnerships to reduce the risks associated with the drug development process. The Company's holding, ReceptoPharm, Inc, is developing these technologies for the production of drugs for HIV and Multiple Sclerosis ("MS"). The Company's subsidiary, Designer Diagnostics is engaged in the research and development of diagnostic test kits designed to be used for the rapid identification of infectious diseases such as Tuberculosis (TB) and Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI). Nutra Pharma continues to identify and acquire intellectual property and companies in the biotechnology arena.
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