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Jaguar Health Donates Supply of Mytesi to Humanitarian Aid Organization Direct Relief
SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / February 14, 2024 / Jaguar Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAGX) today announced that the company is donating a supply of its novel
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[{"type":"text","content":"SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / February 14, 2024 / Jaguar Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAGX) today announced that the company is donating a supply of its novel plant-based, FDA-approved prescription drug Mytesi® to Direct Relief, a Santa Barbara, California-based humanitarian aid organization.Active in all 50 states and more than 80 countries, with a mission to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies - without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay, Direct Relief works to expand access to medicine and healthcare by equipping doctors and nurses with lifesaving medical resources.About Mytesi®Mytesi (crofelemer) is an antidiarrheal indicated for the symptomatic relief of noninfectious diarrhea in adult patients with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Mytesi is not indicated for the treatment of infectious diarrhea. Rule out infectious etiologies of diarrhea before starting Mytesi. If infectious etiologies are not considered, there is a risk that patients with infectious etiologies will not receive the appropriate therapy and their disease may worsen. In clinical studies, the most common adverse reactions occurring at a rate greater than placebo were upper respiratory tract infection (5.7%), bronchitis (3.9%), cough (3.5%), flatulence (3.1%), and increased bilirubin (3.1%).See full Prescribing Information at Mytesi.com. Crofelemer, the active ingredient in Mytesi, is a botanical (plant-based) drug extracted and purified from the red bark sap of the medicinal Croton lechleri tree in the Amazon rainforest. Napo has established a sustainable harvesting program for crofelemer to ensure a high degree of quality and ecological integrity.About the Jaguar Health Family of CompaniesJaguar Health, Inc. (Jaguar) is a commercial stage pharmaceuticals company focused on developing novel proprietary prescription medicines sustainably derived from plants from rainforest areas for people and animals with gastrointestinal distress, specifically associated with overactive bowel, which includes symptoms such as chronic debilitating diarrhea, urgency, bowel incontinence, and cramping pain. Jaguar family company Napo Pharmaceuticals focuses on developing and commercializing human prescription pharmaceuticals for essential supportive care and management of neglected gastrointestinal symptoms across multiple com...