Vancouver, BC -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/11/2016 -- M Pharmaceutical Inc., (the "Company" or "M Pharma"), is pleased to announce that it has engaged Camargo Pharmaceutical Services, in order to help C-103 is a novel formulation of Orlistat, patented until 2030 in the United States. Orlistat is FDA-approved for weight management and sold by Roche as Xenical® (prescription) and by GlaxoSmithKline as alli® (over-the-counter). Orlistat is the best-selling weight loss medication of all time with peak sales over $900 million in 2007. C-103 is intended to maintain the efficacy of Orlistat while minimizing its socially unacceptable side effects.
Known for their experience and expertise in 505(b)(2) drug development, Camargo Pharmaceutical Services provides guidance to navigate the complex regulatory landscape via the most time- and cost-effective path forward. Camargo ensures FDA buy-in, and aligns complete development plans with business strategies. Camargo routinely leads up to 6 meetings with the FDA per month, has guided more than 200 FDA approvals, and works with product developers from more than 25 countries.
"At Camargo, we focus on providing guidance through all aspects of drug development, ensuring our client-partners' programs advance through the regulatory process, gain approval, and commercial success," said Dr. Ruth Stevens, Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Vice President of Camargo Pharmaceutical Services. "We look forward to working with M Pharma on their C-103 reformulation of Orlistat."
"At this exciting and critical stage in the development of C-103, our leadership team and Advisory Board believe it is prudent and necessary to benefit from Camargo's guidance and expertise. This alliance will strengthen our effort and expedite the process to bring C-103 to market, benefiting millions of potential people looking for solutions to reach and maintain a healthy weight," noted Mr. Brian Keane, President and CEO of the Company.
About M Pharmaceutical Inc.
Formed in early 2015, M Pharmaceutical Inc. is a clinical-stage company developing innovative technologies for obesity and weight management. In addition to its recent acquisition of C-103, a reformulation of orlistat from Chelatexx, LLC, the Company will focus on the development of its Trimeo capsules, temporary controllable pseudobezoars for non-invasive gastric volume reduction for the treatment of obesity, for which it has exclusive rights.
M Pharma trades on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) under the ticker symbol "MQ" as well as on the OTCQB as "MPHMF" and FWB (Frankfurt Stock Exchange) as "T3F2."
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Notice regarding investigational devices: C-103 and Trimeo are investigational drugs or devices and are not currently available outside of approved clinical trials. Claims regarding the safety and efficacy of these devices have not been evaluated by Health Canada, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or any other international regulatory body.