Lexaria Bioscience (NASDAQ: LEXX), a global innovator in drug-delivery platforms, is focused on establishing a stronghold in the $28 billion hypertension drug market. The company’s exclusive therapeutic, DehydraTECH-CBD, has shown exciting potential as an alternative to traditional cannabidiol (“CBD”) dosing methods; the proprietary treatment may offer improved and more rapid absorption of drugs into the bloodstream and brain. According to the announcement, only one FDA-approved CBD drug is currently available on the market; that drug is for pediatric epilepsy. Lexaria is working to offer the second-ever, FDA-approved CBD therapeutic, designed to treat hypertension. The market for the treatment is tremendous, with more than 116 million Americans and more than one billion adults worldwide dealing with high blood pressure, a life-threatening condition. The press release outlines a summary of a PCG Digital interview with Lexaria’s lead investigator in its human hypertension studies, Professor Philip Ainslie, PhD.
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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 bio-absorption with cannabinoids, antiviral drugs, PDE5 inhibitors 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 27 patents granted and roughly 50 patents pending worldwide. For more information about the company, please visit www.LexariaBioscience.com.
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