Virpax® Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Virpax” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:VRPX), a company specializing in developing non-addictive products for pain management, post-traumatic stress disorder, central nervous system (CNS) disorders and viral barrier indications, today announced that it has filed a new provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (‘USPTO’) entitled “NSAID Formulation and Method” related to its Epoladerm™product candidate.
Epoladerm is an over-the counter (OTC) diclofenac topical spray film that Virpax is developing for pain associated with Osteoarthritis. The product candidate will be delivered via a pre-filled device which will administer an environmentally friendly metered therapeutic dose of diclofenac in a concentrated spray film that will dry rapidly on contact with the skin. Epoladerm is designed to be less messy than gels or creams which are applied by hand and which may contaminate public water supplies with the active pharmaceutical ingredients the gels or creams carry.
“We have completed our IND enabling trials for Epoladerm and are pleased to file this patent application that we expect will expand our protection and increase the patent life for this novel formulation,” stated Anthony P. Mack, Chairman and CEO of Virpax.
