Adamis Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Pharmacokinetic Study Results for Its Beclomethasone Dipropionate HFA Product


SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Nasdaq:ADMP) ("Company") today announced the results of its pharmacokinetic (PK) study for its beclomethasone dipropionate HFA product, APC-1000. The study was a Phase I open label, randomized, single-dose, four-way crossover PK study comparing Adamis' APC-1000 (Beclomethasone Dipropionate HFA, ["BDP"] 80 mcg Inhalation Aerosol) to Teva Respiratory, LLC's Qvar® (Beclomethasone Dipropionate HFA, 80 mcg Inhalation Aerosol).

Twenty-two healthy male and female subjects who met the study inclusion criteria were enrolled. The study involved a screening period before randomization and four treatment periods each separated by a minimum of three days. Both Inhalation Aerosols were administered to each subject for a total dose of 320 mcg BDP (4 inhalations). Twenty-one subjects completed the study. One subject was withdrawn due to non-compliance.

The purpose of this PK study was to compare the bioavailability of APC-1000 to Qvar®. The results show the extent of absorption of APC-1000 to be equivalent to Qvar®.

Dr. Dennis J. Carlo, President and CEO of Adamis, stated, "Based on the study conclusions and the extent of PK similarities between APC-1000 and Qvar®, we predict that our drug (APC-1000) will be as safe and efficacious as Qvar®. We expect that this will be confirmed in an upcoming Phase III study initiated this year in which we will compare APC-1000 and Qvar® for non-inferiority."

About Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products in the therapeutic areas of respiratory disease, allergy, oncology and immunology. The company's current specialty pharmaceutical product candidates include the Epinephrine Injection PFS syringe product for use in the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis, APC-1000 and APC-5000 for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and APC-3000, an HFA inhaled nasal steroid product for the treatment of allergic rhinitis. The company's vaccine product candidates and cancer drug product candidates include TeloB-VAX, a cell-based therapeutic cancer vaccine and three drugs, APC-100, APC-200, and APC-300, for the treatment of prostate cancer.

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