NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Global Ophthalmology Study Enrolls First Patients in Brazil

EMERYVILLE, Calif., April 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NovaBay® Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT:NBY), a biotechnology company focused on addressing the large unmet therapeutic needs of the global anti-infective market with first-in-class compounds such as its proprietary Aganocides®, today announced the enrollment of the first patients in Brazil into its global Phase 2b clinical trial, BAYnovation. The trial is investigating Auriclosene (NVC-422) Ophthalmic Solution as a treatment for adenoviral conjunctivitis, a highly contagious form of "pink eye" for which there is no approved treatment anywhere in the world.