Oragenics (NYSE American: OGEN), a company focused on developing unique, intranasal pharmaceuticals for the treatment of neurological disorders, is reporting that ONP-002, its lead candidate for treating concussion, has successfully completed a study indicating the substance does not cause cardiotoxicity. Testing pharmaceuticals on cardiac receptors to ensure that they do not show any causes of electrical malformations is required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) prior to conducting a clinical trial.
“We are pleased that ONP-002 has demonstrated a strong safety margin for the heart, enabling us to continue planning the phase 2 trials,” said Oragenics president Michael Redmond in the press release. “Safety remains our top priority, and we will continuously monitor all safety parameters throughout the trials.”
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About Oragenics Inc.
Oragenics is a development-stage biotechnology company focused on nasal delivery of pharmaceutical medications in neurology and fighting infectious diseases, including drug candidates for treating mild traumatic brain injury, also known as concussion, and for treating Niemann Pick Disease Type C (“NPC”), as well as proprietary powder formulation and an intranasal delivery device. For more information about the company, please visit www.Oragenics.com.
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