Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2017

OPIANT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

000-55330

46-4744124

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File Number

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

401 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor

Santa Monica, CA

90401

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(424) 252-4756

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(Former name or former address if changed since last report,)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On March 9, 2017, Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the issuance by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of two new Company patents covering methods of use for NARCAN® Nasal Spray. These patents are listed in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration publication, Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations , commonly known as the Orange Book.

The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description

99.1	Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Press Release, dated March 9, 2017.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.