SCOLR Pharma Announces Completion Of Patient Enrollment And Dosing For Pivotal Clinical Trial Evaluating Extended Release Ibuprofen

Main Category: Pain / Anesthetics
Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials;  Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry
Article Date: 10 Oct 2008 - 0:00 PDT

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SCOLR Pharma, Inc. (Amex: DDD) announced the completion of patient enrollment and dosing for the third of its three pivotal trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of its formulation of 12-hour extended-release (ER) ibuprofen for the over-the-counter (OTC) market. The Company expects to report top-line results from this pivotal trial in November 2008. Ibuprofen is an analgesic that is sold in immediate-dose products as Advil(R) and Motrin(R), among others, as well as generically.

The Company enrolled and treated approximately 240 patients at a single center in the United States. The randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel group study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of multiple doses of ibuprofen 600mg ER in dental pain following molar extraction. It is anticipated that the data from this trial will be used to support a submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for product approval in the United States. If approved, the Company believes its ibuprofen product would be the first and only OTC 12-hour, extended-release ibuprofen product on the market in the United States. Additional information about the clinical trial can be found at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. As previously reported, the Company will also be required to complete a label comprehension and consumer use study for product approval prior to submission.

Daniel O. Wilds, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are very pleased with the efficiency in which over 300 potential subjects were recruited and screened to enable the successful and timely dosing of our targeted study population. The attainment of this clinical study milestone is an important measure of our success in advancing this exciting project and we look forward to announcing study results later this year."

Ibuprofen is an analgesic typically used for the treatment of pain, fever and inflammation. Total global OTC sales of the analgesic market in which the 12-hour ibuprofen product will compete are estimated at more than $8 billion, according to IMS Review Plus data. The Company estimates the annual U.S. sales of immediate-release OTC ibuprofen products exceeds $1 billion.

About SCOLR Pharma:

Based in Bothell, Washington, SCOLR Pharma, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company. SCOLR Pharma's corporate objective is to combine its formulation expertise and its patented CDT platform to develop novel pharmaceutical, over-the-counter (OTC), and nutritional products. Our CDT drug delivery platform is based on multiple issued and pending patents and other intellectual property for the programmed release or enhanced performance of active pharmaceutical ingredients and nutritional products.

This press release contains forward-looking statements (statements which are not historical facts) within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including without limitation statements related to the timing and success of clinical trials and regulatory applications. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, including our ability to successfully develop new formulations and complete research and development, including pre-clinical and clinical studies, our ability to raise additional funds, the continuation of arrangements with our product development partners and customers, competition, government regulation and approvals, and general economic conditions. For example, if our clinical trials are not successful or take longer to complete than we expect, we may not be able to develop and commercialize our products and we may not obtain regulatory approval for our products, which would materially impair our ability to generate revenue. Additional assumptions, risks and uncertainties are described in detail in our registration statements, reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such filings are available on our website or at http://www.sec.gov. You are cautioned that such statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

SCOLR Pharma, Inc.
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