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Scilex Holding Company Provides Certain Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results For Gross and Net Sales for ZTlido® for the First Quarter 2024; Implements Planned 2024 Commercial Ramp for Additional Opioid Sparing Product and Reduction of R&D and Othe...
Scilex Holding Company Provides Certain Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results For Gross and Net Sales for ZTlido® for the First Quarter 2024; Implements
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[{"type":"text","content":"Scilex Holding Company Provides Certain Preliminary Unaudited Financial Results For Gross and Net Sales for ZTlido® for the First Quarter 2024; Implements Planned 2024 Commercial Ramp for Additional Opioid Sparing Product and Reduction of R&D and Other Administrative Expenses \n PALO ALTO, Calif., April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX, “Scilex” or “Company”), an innovative revenue-generating company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing non-opioid pain management products for the treatment of acute and chronic pain, today provided certain preliminary unaudited financial results for gross and net sales for ZTlido® for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, and proposed plans to reduce research and development and other administrative expenses in 2024. The Company estimates that: ZTlido gross sales for the first quarter of 2024 were in the range of $34.0 million to $38.0 million, compared to $27.5 million for the first quarter of 2023, representing growth in the range of approximately 24% to 38%.ZTlido net sales for the first quarter of 2024 were in the range of $12.0 million to $13.0 million, compared to $10.6 million for the first quarter of 2023, representing growth in the range of approximately 13% to 23%. This preliminary financial data has been prepared by and is the responsibility of Scilex. Scilex has not fully completed its review of these preliminary financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Scilex’s independent auditor has not reviewed or audited these preliminary estimated financial results. Scilex’s actual results may differ materially from these preliminary financial results, and may be outside the estimated ranges. “We believe the non-opioid pain management prescription market is adopting our products rapidly and should be reflected in continued sales growth, both within the traditional neuropathic pain and migraine non-opioid market and from the additional potential launch of our new gout prophylaxis product, Gloperba® expected to launch in the first half of 2024. Scilex also plans to reduce R&D and other administrative expenses and to focus on its late-stage pipeline programs such as SP-102. This will enable us to invest in expanding the commercial and production activity for our products. Our intention is to drive value creation and ensure we remain ahead ...