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JERUSALEM, May 17, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ --
Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQCM: ORMP) (http://www.oramed.com), a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company’s Investigational New Drug application(IND) for ORMD-0801, its oral insulin capsule.
“We are very pleased to have the FDA clearance to proceed,” stated Nadav Kidron, CEO of Oramed. “The upcoming trial is a major milestone for Oramed and we look forward to continuing to progress ORMD-0801’s clinical development in the US.”
About ORMD-0801 Oral Insulin
Oramed’s ORMD-0801 is an orally ingestible insulin capsule indicated for the early stages of type 2 diabetes, when it can still slow the rate of degeneration of the disease by providing additional insulin to the body and allowing pancreatic respite. Moreover, orally administered insulin has the potential benefit of enhanced patient compliance at this crucial stage as well as the advantage of mimicking insulin’s natural location and gradients in the body by first passing through the liver before entering the bloodstream.
For more information on ORMD-0801, the content of which is not part of this press release, please visit http://oramed.com/index.php?page=14
About Oramed Pharmaceuticals
Oramed Pharmaceuticals is a technology pioneer in the field of oral delivery solutions for drugs and vaccines currently delivered via injection. Established in 2006, Oramed’s technology is based on over 30 years of research by top research scientists at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center. Oramed is seeking to revolutionize the treatment of diabetes through its proprietary flagship product, an orally ingestible insulin capsule (ORMD-0801) currently initiating Phase 2 clinical trials under an Investigational New Drug application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and with its oral exenatide capsule (ORMD-0901; a GLP-1 analog), currently approaching Phase 2a trials. The company’s corporate and R&D headquarters are based in Jerusalem.
For more information, the content of which is not part of this press release, please visit http://www.oramed.com
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