Adamis Pharmaceuticals Participated in White House Meeting Regarding Opioid Overdose Prevention
June 22 2023 - 6:30AM
Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: ADMP), a
commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that
Eboo Versi, MD, PhD, CEO of Adamis Pharmaceuticals is proud and
excited to have participated in the White House Roundtable with
Opioid Reversal Product Manufacturers, hosted by White House Office
of National Drug Control Policy Director, Dr. Rahul Gupta, White
House Domestic Policy Council Advisor Neera Tanden, U.S. Assistant
Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine, and U.S. Assistant
Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Dr. Miriam E.
Delphin-Rittmon. Dr. Gupta is the first medical doctor to ever lead
the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
ONDCP is responsible for the development and implementation of the
National Drug Control Strategy and Budget. The roundtable
discussion was held on June 20, 2023.
During the discussion, various members of the Biden/Harris
administration passionately discussed the opioid crisis and made
the following points to the group:
- The impact of the annual deaths from opioid overdose is
comparable to America experiencing a September 11th level of
devastation every ten days;
- For every death from opioid overdose, there are approximately
nine non-fatal overdoses;
- The growing prevalence of fentanyl-laced illicit street drugs
is compounding the crisis;
- The administration has an urgent directive and is seeking
private-public cooperation to increase access and affordability of
naloxone, including the creation of federal guidelines to remove
barriers to access of all naloxone products at state and local
levels.
Adamis applauds the Administration’s Roundtable efforts in
bringing together manufacturers of opioid reversal agents to reduce
opioid induced deaths and is pleased and proud to work with the
White House, ONDCP and Federal agencies to further opportunities
for public private partnerships.
While in Washington, D.C., the Company also individually met
with 12 members and/or staff of the House of Representatives and
Senate, from both parties. Dr. Versi said, “We expressed our
support for all efforts to increase the availability of all
naloxone products including the bill (HR 4007) which contains
written provisions designed to improve access to naloxone for all
stakeholders. We were very encouraged by the warm response we
received and believe that this initiative will receive bipartisan
support.”
Dr. Versi added, “This crisis needs to be addressed urgently.
Fentanyl and its analogues now cause about 90% of the opioid
overdoses, often these are fentanyl poisonings. I believe it is
essential to equip first responders with Adamis’ ZIMHI injectable
naloxone product to deal with this alarming trend. Based on
published pharmacokinetic data, ZIMHI results in the most rapid
increase in blood levels and achieves the highest blood
concentration of naloxone of any of the currently available
naloxone products delivered either intranasally or by intramuscular
injection.”
“Narcan is the standard of care to reverse an opioid overdose,
but with fentanyl we are needing to use about 3 doses to achieve
recovery,” said David B. Rausch, Director of the Tennessee Bureau
of Investigation.
World expert on opioid-induced respiratory depression and
professor of anesthesiology at University of Leiden in Holland,
Albert Dahan, MD, PhD, has been working with the FDA to understand
the best approach for using intranasal naloxone to counter fentanyl
overdoses. The results of this research were presented by Dr. David
Strauss of the FDA in the Reagan-Udall webinar in March 2023. In
explaining their findings, Dr. Dahan stated that, “An initial high
blood concentration of naloxone is most effective in reversing a
massive opioid overdose. ZIMHI, with its high dose (5 mg) and high
concentration might result is sufficiently high plasma and brain
levels of naloxone to reverse fentanyl induced respiratory
depression and prevent cardiac arrest.”
About ZIMHI®
ZIMHI is an FDA-approved, intramuscular injection of the highest
available dose and concentration of naloxone that can rapidly enter
the bloodstream for the emergency treatment of opioid overdose
(also known as opioid induced respiratory depression). ZIMHI is
available with discounted public interest pricing for first
responders and other community health organizations, with
additional information available via email to
ZIMHIPublicHealthInfo@usworldmeds.com or at
www.zimhi.com/public-service/.
About Adamis Pharmaceuticals
Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation is a commercial stage
neuro-biotech company primarily focused on developing and
commercializing products for the treatment of opioid overdose and
substance use disorders. Adamis’ commercial products approved by
the FDA include ZIMHI® (naloxone) Injection for the treatment
of opioid overdose, and SYMJEPI® (epinephrine) Injection for
use in the emergency treatment of acute allergic reactions,
including anaphylaxis. As a result of its recent merger transaction
with DMK Pharmaceuticals, the Company is now focused on developing
novel therapies for opioid use disorder (OUD) and other important
neuro-based conditions where patients are currently underserved.
The Company believes its technologies are at the forefront of
endorphin-inspired drug design with its mono, bi- and
tri-functional small molecules that simultaneously modulate
critical networks in the nervous system. Adamis has a library of
approximately 750 small molecule neuropeptide analogues and a
differentiated pipeline that could address unmet medical needs by
taking the novel approach to integrate with the body’s own efforts
to regain balance of disrupted physiology. The Company’s lead
clinical stage product candidate, DPI-125, is being studied as a
potential novel treatment for OUD. Adamis also plans to develop the
compound for the treatment of moderate to severe pain. The
Company’s other development stage product candidates include
DPI-221 for bladder control problems and DPI-289 for severe end
stage Parkinson’s disease. For additional information about Adamis
Pharmaceuticals, please visit our website and follow us
on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Forward Looking Statements
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the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
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statements include those that express plans, anticipation, intent,
contingencies, goals, targets or future development and/or
otherwise are not statements of historical fact. These statements
relate to anticipated future events or future results of
operations, including, but not limited to, statements concerning
(i) the creation of federal guidelines to remove barriers to access
to opioid reversal products at the state and local levels, (ii) the
likelihood of passage of congressional legislation designed to
improve access to naloxone for stakeholders, and (iii) the
effectiveness of Adamis’ ZIMHI product in reversing the effects of
opioid overdose and to reverse fentanyl induced respiratory
depression and prevent cardiac arrest. These statements are only
predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and
other factors, which may cause Adamis’ actual results to be
materially different from the results anticipated by such
forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not rely upon
forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Adamis
cannot assure you that the events and circumstances reflected in
the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and
actual results could differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on
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except as may be required by applicable law, we undertake no
obligation to update or release publicly the results of any
revisions to these forward-looking statements or to reflect events
or circumstances arising after the date of this press release.
Certain of these risks and additional risks, uncertainties, and
other factors are described in greater detail in Adamis’ filings
from time to time with the SEC, including its annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and subsequent filings
with the SEC, which Adamis strongly urges you to read and consider,
all of which are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at
http://www.sec.gov.
Contact:Adamis Investor RelationsRobert UhlManaging DirectorICR
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