Lexaria Bioscience (NASDAQ: LEXX), a global innovator in drug-delivery platforms, has entered agreements with Altria Client Services LLC. According to the announcement, the agreements call for Lexaria to provide specific DehydraTECH(TM) powder-based nicotine formulations for a fee; Altria in turn will evaluate the formulations. The new agreements will continue through March 31, 2023. Lexaria Bioscience’s patented drug-delivery technology, DehydraTECH, improves the way active pharmaceutical ingredients (“APIs”) enter the bloodstream by promoting more effective oral delivery. In addition, the technology has shown the ability to increase bioabsorption with cannabinoids and nicotine by up to 10 times as well as decrease time of onset significantly.
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About Lexaria Bioscience Corp.
Lexaria Bioscience’s patented drug-delivery technology, DehydraTECH(TM), improves the way active pharmaceutical ingredients (“APIs”) enter the bloodstream by promoting more effective oral delivery. Since 2016, DehydraTECH has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to increase bioabsorption with cannabinoids and nicotine by 5 to 10 times, reduce time of onset from one to two hours to minutes and mask unwanted tastes. The delivery systems are also being evaluated for orally administered, anti-viral drugs; nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (“NSAIDs”); and more. DehydraTECH has also evidenced an ability to deliver some drugs more effectively across the blood brain barrier. Lexaria operates a licensed in-house research laboratory and holds a robust intellectual property portfolio with 24 patents granted and more than 50 patents pending worldwide. For more information about the company, please visit www.LexariaBioscience.com.
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