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Aquestive Therapeutics to Present Positive Data from Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Studies of Anaphylm™ (epinephrine) Sublingual Film at Global Food Allergy Prevention Summit
WARREN, N.J., July 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQST) (the “Company” or “Aquestive”), a pharmaceutical company advancing
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[{"type":"text","content":"WARREN, N.J., July 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AQST) (the “Company” or “Aquestive”), a pharmaceutical company advancing medicines to solve patients’ problems with current standards of care and provide transformative products to improve their lives, today announced that two posters recapping the positive data from pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies of Anaphylm epinephrine sublingual film will be presented at the Global Food Allergy Prevention Summit (GFAPS 2023), which will be held from July 7-9 in Chicago, IL. “We look forward to sharing the data from our PK and PD studies in two encore presentations at this two-day summit for clinicians and researchers that seek to strategize on the future of food allergy prevention,” said Daniel Barber, Chief Executive Officer of Aquestive. “If approved, Anaphylm has the potential to provide a highly differentiated product to patients. It would be the first oral candidate for the emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis.” Poster Title: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Anaphylm™ (Epinephrine Sublingual Film) Versus Intra-Muscular EpinephrinePoster Number: 11Presentation Time: Friday, July 7, 3:15-5:30 PM CTLead Author: David Golden, M.D., Medstar Franklin Square Hospital Poster Title: Impact of Food Exposure on the Pharmacokinetics of Anaphylm™ (Epinephrine Sublingual Film)Poster Number: 12Presentation Time: Friday, July 7, 3:15-5:30 PM CTLead Author: John Oppenheimer, M.D., UMDNJ Rutgers University School of Medicine About AnaphylaxisAnaphylaxis is a serious systemic hypersensitivity reaction with that is rapid in onset and potentially fatal. As many as 49 million people in the United States are at chronic risk for anaphylaxis. Lifetime prevalence in the US is at least 5%, or more than 16 million people. Direct costs of anaphylaxis have been estimated at $1.2 billion per year, with direct expenditures of $294 million for epinephrine, and indirect costs of $609 million. The frequency of hospital admissions for anaphylaxis has increased 500–700% in the last 10–15 years. Of patients who previously experienced anaphylaxis, 52% had never received an epinephrine auto-injector prescription, and 60% did not have an auto-injector currently available. The most common causes of anaphylaxis are foods (such as peanuts), ...