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Tonix Pharmaceuticals Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office Covering the Intranasal Delivery of FDA-Approved Tosymra® to Treat Migraines
New patent expected to expire in 2030 Tosymra® (sumatriptan nasal spray) 10mg is indicated and marketed for the acute treatment of migraine in adults CHATHAM,
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[{"type":"text","content":"New patent expected to expire in 2030 Tosymra® (sumatriptan nasal spray) 10mg is indicated and marketed for the acute treatment of migraine in adults CHATHAM, N.J., Sept. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: TNXP) (Tonix or the Company), a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company with marketed products and a pipeline of development candidates, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 12,090,139 to the Company on September, 17, 2024. The patent, entitled “Formulations Comprising Triptan Compounds”, claims a pharmaceutical composition, a method of treating migraine via intranasal administration, and an intranasal delivery system for Tosymra®. This patent, excluding possible patent term extensions, is expected to expire in 2030. “We believe this patent further solidifies Tosymra® in the market as a differentiated drug with a differentiated administration method,” said Seth Lederman, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of Tonix Pharmaceuticals. “This new patent targets specific delivery and composition. We are thrilled to have these additional issued patent claims, which add to the intellectual property protection existing for Tosymra®.” About Migraine Nearly 40 million people in the United States suffer from migraine1 and it has been recognized as the second leading cause of disability in the world2,3. Migraine is characterized by debilitating attacks lasting four to 72 hours with multiple symptoms, including pulsating headaches of moderate to severe pain intensity often associated with nausea or vomiting, and/or sensitivity to sound (phonophobia) and sensitivity to light (photophobia)4. 1Law, H. Z., Chung, M. H., Nissan, G., Janis, J. E., & Amirlak, B. (2020). Hospital Burden of Migraine in United States Adults: A 15-year National Inpatient Sample Analysis. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 8(4), e2790. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002790 2GBD 2016 Headache Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of migraine and tension-type headache, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet Neurol 2018;17(11):954-976. 3Steiner, T.J., Stovner, L.J., Jensen, R. et al. Lifting the Burden: the Global Campaign against Headache. Migraine remains second among the world's causes of disability, ...