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InvestorNewsBreaks – NRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: NRXP) Advances KETAFREE(TM), Expands Pipeline Targeting Urgent Needs
October 16, 2025

InvestorNewsBreaks – NRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: NRXP) Advances KETAFREE(TM), Expands Pipeline Targeting Urgent Needs

NRx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: NRXP), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, recently secured approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for its Suitability Petition to advance KETAFREE(TM), a preservative-free version of ketamine. “The ruling allows the company to re-file its Abbreviated New Drug Application (‘ANDA’) for the product, which it has now done, a key step in bringing it to market,” reads a recent article. “Currently, ketamine is sold in multidose vials that require preservatives to maintain sterility after repeated use. The most common additive, Benzethonium Chloride, is known to be toxic. NRx’s proposed alternative eliminates preservatives by using single-patient dosing, a change the company argues improves safety and aligns with updated public health priorities… Beyond KETAFREE(TM), NRx continues to build out a pipeline of therapies focused on central nervous system disorders. Its preservative-free intravenous formulation NRX-100 has received Fast Track Designation for the treatment of suicidal depression, including bipolar depression. A related program, NRX-101, has earned Breakthrough Therapy Designation for suicidal bipolar depression. These programs complement the KETAFREE(TM) initiative, underscoring the company’s emphasis on addressing urgent psychiatric needs.”

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About NRx Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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 plans to file an NDA for Accelerated Approval for NRX-101 in patients with bipolar depression and suicidality or akathisia. 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 initiated a New Drug Application filing for NRX-100 (IV ketamine) for the treatment of suicidal depression, based on results of well-controlled clinical trials conducted under the auspices of the U.S. 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 U.S. FDA as part of a protocol to treat patients with acute suicidality.

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