AcelRx Announces DSUVIA® Added to the U.S. Department of Defense's Joint Deployment Formulary
DSUVIA now available to all branches of the military
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACRX), (AcelRx), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for use in medically supervised settings, today announced that the U.S. military's access to DSUVIA has been expanded with the addition of DSUVIA to the Department of Defense's Joint Deployment Formulary (JDF). The JDF is a core list of pharmaceutical products that are designated for deploying military units across all service branches.
"DSUVIA's addition to the Joint Deployment Formulary continues to validate its importance as a key option in the treatment of acute pain and represents yet another significant milestone for AcelRx," said Vince Angotti, Chief Executive Officer at AcelRx Pharmaceuticals. "DSUVIA's advancement within the military coupled with recently published data showing how DSUVIA enhances recovery times in the post-operative setting supports the increasing momentum for DSUVIA use and allows more healthcare practitioners to experience DSUVIA's unique pharmacokinetic characteristics," stated Mr. Angotti.
About DSUVIA (sufentanil sublingual tablet), 30 mcg
DSUVIA®, known as DZUVEO® in Europe, approved by the FDA in November 2018, is indicated for use in adults in certified medically supervised healthcare settings, such as hospitals, surgical centers, and emergency departments, for the management of acute pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic, and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. DSUVIA was designed to provide rapid analgesia via a non-invasive route and to eliminate dosing errors associated with intravenous (IV) administration. DSUVIA is a single-strength solid dosage form administered sublingually via a single-dose applicator (SDA) by healthcare professionals. Sufentanil is an opioid analgesic previously only marketed for IV and epidural anesthesia and analgesia. The sufentanil pharmacokinetic profile when delivered sublingually avoids the high peak plasma levels and short duration of action observed with IV administration. The European Commission approved DZUVEO for marketing in Europe in June 2018 and the Company is currently in discussions with potential European marketing partners.
This release is intended for investors only. For more information, including important safety information and black box warning for DSUVIA, please visit www.DSUVIA.com.
About AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for use in medically supervised settings. AcelRx's proprietary, non-invasive sublingual formulation technology delivers sufentanil with consistent pharmacokinetic profiles. The Company has one approved product in the U.S., DSUVIA® (sufentanil sublingual tablet, 30 mcg), known as DZUVEO® in Europe, indicated for the management of acute pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic for adult patients in certified medically supervised healthcare settings, and one product candidate, Zalviso® (sufentanil sublingual tablet system, SST system, 15 mcg), an investigational product in the U.S., is being developed as an innovatively designed patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) system for reduction of moderate-to-severe acute pain in medically supervised settings. DZUVEO and Zalviso are both approved products in Europe.
For additional information about AcelRx, please visit www.acelrx.com.
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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