….Thanks, everyone, for joining today. For those that aren’t as familiar with KemPharm, I’ll just give a brief introduction here, and discuss our value proposition. KemPharm historically has been focused on the discovery and development of prodrugs. We to date have 2 FDA-approved and partnered medications AZSTARYS® and APADAZ® and certainly has been the history of the organization. As we announced back in January, our new focus is on rare disease and CNS drug development looking at innovative therapies, including in this particular case, a prodrug, but we’re not subject to that limitation. It’s this development of these novel treatments, we believe, will create the largest value for us and our shareholders in the future.
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Key Takeaways:
- KemPharm filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with FDA for KP1077 for the treatment of Idiopathic Hypersomnia (IH) and is underway with the planning and initiation of a Phase II clinical trial.
- Reported dosing of first patient in Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating cardiovascular safety of serdexmethylphenidate (SDX).
- Company continues to move forward and build upon their existing pipeline of differentiated assets in the CNS and Rare Disease space.
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KemPharm is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel treatments for rare central nervous system (CNS) diseases through its proprietary LAT® (Ligand Activated Therapy) platform technology. KemPharm utilizes its proprietary LAT ® platform technology to generate improved prodrug versions of FDA-approved drugs as well as to generate prodrug versions of existing compounds that may have applications for new disease indications. KemPharm’s prodrug product candidate pipeline is focused on the high need areas of idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) and other CNS/rare diseases. In addition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AZSTARYS® , a once-daily treatment for ADHD in patients age six years and older containing KemPharm’s prodrug, serdexmethylphenidate (SDX), which is being commercialized by Corium, Inc. in the U.S., and APADAZ® , an immediate-release combination product containing benzhydrocodone, KemPharm’s prodrug of hydrocodone, and acetaminophen, which is being commercialized by KVK-Tech, Inc. in the U.S. For more information on KemPharm and its pipeline of prodrug product candidates
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