SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lipocine Inc.
(NASDAQ: LPCN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused
on developing innovative products for metabolic and endocrine
disorders, today announced that Antares Pharma, Inc. issued a press
release announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
("FDA") has accepted its New Drug Application ("NDA") resubmission
for TLANDO® (testosterone undecanoate). The FDA
designated the NDA as a Class 1 resubmission with a two-month
review goal period and set a target action date of March 28, 2022, under the Prescription Drug User
Fee Act (PDUFA). Lipocine licensed the exclusive U.S. rights
for TLANDO® to Antares Pharma.
The FDA previously granted tentative approval for
TLANDO®, an oral treatment for testosterone replacement
therapy ("TRT") in adult males for conditions associated with a
deficiency of endogenous testosterone, also known as hypogonadism.
In granting tentative approval, the FDA concluded that
TLANDO® met all required quality, safety, and efficacy
standards necessary for approval and will be eligible for final
approval and marketing in the U.S. upon expiration of the
exclusivity period previously granted to Clarus Therapeutics, Inc.
for JATENZO® on March 27,
2022.
About Lipocine
Lipocine Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused
on metabolic and endocrine disorders using its proprietary drug
delivery technologies. Lipocine's clinical development pipeline
includes: TLANDO®, TLANDO XR, LPCN 1144, LPCN 1148, LPCN 1107 and
oral neurosteroids. TLANDO, a novel oral prodrug of testosterone
containing testosterone undecanoate, has received tentative
approval from the FDA for conditions associated with a deficiency
of endogenous testosterone, also known as hypogonadism, in adult
males. TLANDO XR, a novel oral prodrug of testosterone,
originated and is being developed by Lipocine as a next-generation
oral testosterone product with potential for once-daily dosing. In
a phase 2 clinical evaluation when administered as once or twice
daily, TLANDO XR met the typical primary and secondary endpoints.
LPCN 1144, an oral prodrug of bioidentical testosterone, recently
completed a Phase 2 clinical study demonstrating potential utility
in the treatment of non-cirrhotic NASH. LPCN 1148 is an
oral prodrug of bioidentical testosterone targeted for the
management of symptoms associated with liver cirrhosis. LPCN 1107
is potentially the first oral hydroxyprogesterone caproate product
candidate indicated for the prevention of recurrent preterm birth
and has been granted orphan drug designation by the FDA. For
more information, please visit www.lipocine.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains
"forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 and include statements that are not historical facts
regarding Lipocine's product candidates and related clinical
trials, the timing of completion of clinical trials, the timing and
completion of regulatory reviews, outcomes of clinical trials of
our product candidates, the potential uses and benefits of our
product candidates, and our product development efforts. Investors
are cautioned that all such forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the risks
that the FDA will not approve any of our products, risks related to
our products, expected product benefits not being realized,
clinical and regulatory expectations and plans not being realized,
new regulatory developments and requirements, risks related to the
FDA approval process including the receipt of regulatory approvals,
the results and timing of clinical trials, patient acceptance of
Lipocine's products, the manufacturing and commercialization of
Lipocine's products, and other risks detailed in Lipocine's filings
with the SEC, including, without limitation, its Form 10-K and
other reports on Forms 8-K and 10-Q, all of which can be obtained
on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Lipocine assumes no
obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking
statements contained in this release, except as required by
law.
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