NRx Receives Initial Report of Patient Safety From 'Right To Try' Use Of Zyesami For COVID-19

NRx Pharmaceuticals NRXP has received a first safety report from a Southwestern hospital where physicians have administered Zyesami (Aviptadil) to patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure. 

• These patients were treated under the Federal Right to Try Law, which gives access to investigational medicines for patients who have tried all approved treatment options and cannot participate in a clinical trial to access certain unapproved treatments. 
• The safety update report indicated that of the first 19 patients treated by December 31, 2021, three had died, and 16 (84%) were reported to be alive by January 22, 2021. 
• 14 of these 16 patients had been discharged, and two remained in the hospital. 
• No Serious Adverse Events related to Zyesami were reported. 
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• These data were included in an application to FDA for Emergency Use Authorization for patients with critical COVID-19 who are at immediate risk of death from respiratory failure despite treatment with approved therapy, including remdesivir. 
• NRx will continue to update the safety database collected under the Right to Try law on an ongoing basis. 
• Zyesami continues to be tested in the ongoing NIH-sponsored ACTIV-3b trial that has now accrued two-thirds of its targeted enrollment.
• Price Action: NRXP shares are up 3.47% at $3.28 during the premarket session on the last check Wednesday.