Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Ritter), a pharmaceutical company with a focus on digestive diseases, announced today that clinical investigators have enrolled the first patient in its randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study of RP-G28 in patients with symptoms associated with lactose intolerance. The study, which is being conducted by investigators in clinical sites in Honolulu, Hawaii and Dallas, Texas, is expected to enroll approximately 80 patients. The objectives of the study are to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of RP-G28 in treating the symptoms of lactose intolerance. Ritter expects initial study results in the first quarter of 2012.

RP-G28 has the potential to become the first prescription drug approved for treating the symptoms of lactose intolerance, which affects more than 80 million people in the United States and 4.3 billion people worldwide.

"Based on the promising results from our development work, we are excited to initiate this clinical study which is designed to more fully characterize the therapeutic potential of RP-G28 in treating lactose intolerance," said Ritter's President & CEO Andrew Ritter, "This is an important next step toward making RP-G28 available to lactose intolerance sufferers around the world."

About Lactose Intolerance

Lactose intolerance is the inability to digest dairy products, such as milk, ice cream, cheese and pizza. Symptoms typically occur after eating foods with lactose and frequently cause problems in the digestive or gastrointestinal (GI) system.

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Ritter Pharmaceuticals, Inc.