RADNOR,
Pa., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NRx
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:NRXP) ("NRx Pharmaceuticals", the
"Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today
announced that Dr. Jonathan Javitt,
Chairman and Chief Scientist of NRx Pharmaceuticals and co-CEO of
HOPE Therapeutics, will present at the Ketamine 2024 Conference,
which is planned for March 25-27,
2024, at the Blavatnik School of Government in Oxford, UK.
The Ketamine 2024 Conference assembles many of the top
scientists and clinicians in the field from around the world and is
a forum for top researchers and experienced and interested
clinicians to learn from each other about the therapeutic use of
Ketamine and related compounds for affective disorders. Dr.
Javitt will present a keynote talk titled, "Ketamine: the Efficacy
is Clear, Approval is Critical, and the Risks Must be Balanced." He
will present an overview of the rapid and dramatic efficacy of
Ketamine in the treatment of acute suicidality as well as recent
science documenting the potential for neurotoxicity with long-term
CNS side effects if ketamine is used without appropriate safety
controls as a long-term drug.
"HOPE Therapeutics builds upon four decades of scientific
discovery related to the role of the brain's NMDA receptor and the
effects of ketamine and other NMDA-antagonist drugs in rapidly
attenuating symptoms of depression and suicidality. It is an honor
for our company to be invited to share a platform with those who
have established this field of science and who may forever change
the outlook and future path of patients who suffer from suicidal
depression and PTSD," said Dr. Javitt.
Ketamine 2024 Conference Presentation
When: Monday, March 25th, 2024
Time: 1:40-2:00 PM GMT
Title: Ketamine: The Efficacy is Clear, Approval is Critical,
and the Risks Must be Balanced
About NRx Pharmaceuticals
NRx Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical
company developing therapeutics based on its NMDA platform for the
treatment of central nervous system disorders, specifically
suicidal bipolar depression, chronic pain and PTSD. The Company is
developing NRX-101, an FDA-designated investigational Breakthrough
Therapy for suicidal treatment-resistant bipolar depression and
chronic pain. NRx has partnered with Alvogen and Lotus around the
development and marketing of NRX-101 for the treatment of suicidal
bipolar depression. NRX-101 additionally has potential to act as a
non-opioid treatment for chronic pain, as well as a treatment for
complicated UTI.
NRx has recently announced plans to submit a New Drug
Application for HTX-100 (IV ketamine), through Hope Therapeutics,
in the treatment of suicidal depression, based on results of
well-controlled clinical trials conducted under the auspices of the
US National Institutes of Health and newly obtained data from
French health authorities, licensed under a data sharing agreement.
NRx was awarded Fast Track Designation for development of ketamine
(NRX-100) by the US FDA as part of a protocol to treat patients
with acute suicidality.
About HOPE Therapeutics, Inc.
HOPE Therapeutics, Inc. (www.hopetherapeutics.com) is a
Specialty Pharmaceutical Company, wholly-owned by NRX
Pharmaceuticals focused on development and marketing of an
FDA-approved form of intravenous ketamine for the treatment of
acute suicidality and depression together with a digital
therapeutic-enabled platform designed to augment and preserve the
clinical benefit of NMDA-targeted drug therapy.
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