Lexaria Bioscience (NASDAQ: LEXX, LEXXW), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms, today announced that the first phase of its epilepsy research program EPIL-A21-1 is beginning this week. According to the update, the DehydraTECH(TM)-CBD test articles needed to commence dosing have already been manufactured and delivered to the third-party laboratory engaged to complete this research program. EPIL-A21-1 will assess the seizure inhibiting activity of DehydraTECH-CBD compared to the world’s only FDA-approved CBD-based seizure medication, Epidiolex(R). Lexaria hopes to demonstrate superior performance based on DehydraTECH’s known advanced drug delivery capabilities. Lexaria’s seizure program expects to leverage the significant gains in systemic delivery and brain uptake evidenced and announced from other studies comparing DehydraTECH 2.0 CBD formulations with concentration-matched controls, which the company believes has potential to improve therapeutic efficacy for a range of disease conditions affecting the central nervous system including epilepsy.
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About Lexaria Bioscience Corp.
Lexaria’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 and nicotine by 5-10x, reduce time of onset from 1 – 2 hours to minutes, and mask unwanted tastes; and is also being evaluated for orally administered anti-viral drugs, non-steroidal 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 over 50 patents pending worldwide. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.LexariaBioscience.com.
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