VANCOUVER, BC, Canada -January 13, 2014 - Pacific Therapeutics Ltd. (CNSX: PT) (Frankfurt: 1P3) (the "Company") is a clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the repurposing and reformulation of existing approved drugs for large markets.
The Company is pleased to announce that it has contracted Gale Capital Corp. for investor relations services subject to regulatory approval. The term of the contract is for one year and may be terminated by either party after three months.
The Company further announces that it has, pursuant to the Company's Stock Option Plan, granted 300,000 options to purchase shares of the company at an exercise price of $0.10 per share to advisors and consultants of the Company. As per the Company's Stock Option Plan, the options granted will be exercisable until January 10, 2017 and are subject to regulatory approval.
ABOUT PACIFIC THERAPEUTICS LTD.
The Company's lead programs focus on erectile dysfunction and diseases of excessive scarring (fibrosis). The Company's strategy includes reformulating approved drugs to increase efficacy and patient compliance, while reducing side effects, as well as completing the further clinical testing, manufacturing and other regulatory requirements sufficient to seek marketing authorizations. This strategy may reduce the risk, time and cost of developing therapies by avoiding the risks associated with basic research and using compounds with unknown safety and toxicity profiles.
In 2011 the total market for drugs to treat erectile dysfunction ("ED") exceeded $5 billion. Pacific Therapeutics Ltd. has finalized a definitive agreement to license an oral dissolving technology ("sublingual formulation") of an approved drug to treat erectile dysfunction (ED).
Sales of the market leader alone exceeded $1.9 billion in 2011. The sublingual formulation improves on existing drugs for erectile dysfunction potentially acting faster and with fewer side effects. As large pharmaceutical companies lose their patents on these drugs the opportunity has developed for innovative formulations of drugs for ED. This is a very exciting development for Pacific Therapeutics Ltd. as it shortens the time to market for the Company's first product and may add significantly to future revenues.
Utilizing funds from the previously announced private placement the Company will build on the already significant development of the sublingual treatment with the initiation of a pivotal Bioequivalence trial. This is the last trial that needs to be performed prior to application for marketing approval. The trail will enrol 24 individuals and only take 4 months for completion. With successful results from this trial the Company will begin the application for marketing approval.
The Company's lead drug candidate for fibrosis (progressive scarring of the organ), PTL-202 is a combination of Pentoxifylline (a FDA approved drug used for treating leg cramps) and N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) an amino acid and an extremely potent and important antioxidant. The positive results from the phase 1 clinical trial of PTL-202 and pre-clinical results, will lead to further development of the product for treating fibrosis such as Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Liver Cirrhosis.
For further information visit our website at www.pacifictherapeutics.com or email us at [email protected]
Douglas H. Unwin, CEO & President
(604) 738-1049
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