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Heron Therapeutics Receives Complete Response Letter For HTX-011 For The Management Of Postoperative Pain
SAN DIEGO, May 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HRTX), a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on improving the lives of
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[{"type":"text","content":" SAN DIEGO, May 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HRTX), a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on improving the lives of patients by developing best-in-class treatments to address some of the most important unmet patient needs, today announced that it received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 30, 2019 regarding its New Drug Application (NDA) for HTX-011 for the management of postoperative pain. \nThe CRL stated that the FDA is unable to approve the NDA in its present form based on the need for additional CMC and non-clinical information. Based on the complete review of the NDA, the FDA did not identify any clinical safety or efficacy issues, and there is no requirement for further clinical studies or data analyses.\n\"We plan to request a meeting with the FDA to obtain its agreement on our approach to resolve the issues outlined in the CRL and resubmit the NDA as soon as possible,\" said Barry Quart, Pharm.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Heron Therapeutics. \nConference Call and Webcast \nHeron Therapeutics will host a conference call and webcast today, May 1, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. ET (5:30 a.m. PT). The conference call can be accessed by dialing 877-311-5906 for domestic callers and 281-241-6150 for international callers. Please provide the operator with the passcode 9591606 to join the conference call. The conference call will be available via webcast under the Investor Relations section of Heron's website at www.herontx.com. An archive of today's teleconference and webcast will be available on Heron's website for 60 days following the call.\nAbout HTX-011 for Postoperative Pain\nHTX-011, which utilizes Heron's proprietary Biochronomer® drug delivery technology, is an investigational, long-acting, extended-release formulation of the local anesthetic bupivacaine in a fixed-dose combination with the anti-inflammatory meloxicam for the management of postoperative pain. By delivering sustained levels of both a potent anesthetic and a local anti-inflammatory agent directly to the site of tissue injury, HTX-011 was designed to deliver superior pain relief while reducing the need for systemically administered pain medications such as opioids, which carry the risk of harmful side effects, abuse and addiction. HTX-011 has been shown t...